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Last Updated: August 31, 2025, 2:39 PM EDT

President Donald Trump on Thursday revoked the Secret Service detail for former Vice President Kamala Harris that was previously extended by former President Joe Biden.

Meanwhile, fallout continues from the White House's attempt to remove Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez.

Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Jim O'Neill has been tapped as the interim director of the CDC, a White House official confirmed to ABC News.

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Aug 27, 2025, 4:02 PM EDT

Bowser cites crime drop under Trump surge but warns of damage to community trust

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday talked about the benefits of a federal law enforcement surge in the nation's capital, while warning of broken trust with residents and renewed risks to the city's autonomy.

Bowser confirmed she had a "courtesy meeting" with Trump after a more substantive discussion with Attorney General Pam Bondi and the president's chief of staff, Susie Wiles.

Mayor of Washington, D.C., Muriel Bowser, speaks during a press conference to give an update on the National Guard deployment ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington August 27, 2025.
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The mayor credited the surge with driving down crime but warned it has strained community trust. Bowser said there's been an 87% reduction in carjackings during the federal takeover and praised efforts to get guns off the streets, but said what is "not working" is masked ICE agents or National Guard troops.

Bowser also reiterated her push to rebuild the Metropolitan Police Department, which has struggled with retirements, budget cuts and recruitment. She said on Wednesday, the force needs at least 500 new officers.

-ABC News' Beatrice Peterson

Aug 27, 2025, 2:31 PM EDT

Ukrainian delegation heading to the US this week

Andriy Yermak, the head of the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's office, and First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Sergiy Kyslytsya will take part in negotiations with White House special envoy Steve Witkoff in the United States this week, according to a source familiar with the plans.

Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak speaks at the 'Ukraine: Year 2025 forum, Feb. 23, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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The visit is being described as a follow-up meeting to Gen. Keith Kellogg's visit to Kyiv earlier this week. Kellog is President Donald Trump's Ukraine envoy.

The focus of the talks will be security guarantees progress and the Russians seemingly not committing to another meeting.

Zelenskyy said Ukrainian officials will meet with members of Trump's team on Friday in New York.

"Everyone who is working on the content of the security guarantees will be involved -- the military, political, and economic components of security guarantees. The task is to accelerate as much as possible so that this too becomes a lever – a lever of influence: the Russians must see how seriously the world is determined and how dire the consequences will be for Russia if the war continues," Zelenskyy said.

Aug 27, 2025, 2:28 PM EDT

Trump orders flags to fly at half-staff in honor of Minneapolis shooting victims

President Donald Trump signed a proclamation honoring the victims of the Minneapolis shooting on Wednesday, according to the White House.

The proclamation orders that the United States flag at the White House, public buildings, grounds, military posts and naval stations and vessels be flown at half-staff until Sunday at sunset. He also ordered American flags to fly at half-staff at American embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad.

"I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, August 31, 2025," Trump wrote.

Donald Trump calls on a reporter during a cabinet meeting with members of his administration in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 26, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart and Isabella Murray

Aug 27, 2025, 12:31 PM EDT

Trump and Walz have spoken about Minneapolis shooting: Official

President Donald Trump and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz have spoken over the phone about the shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school, a White House official confirmed.

Trump called to offer his condolences to the people of Minnesota and Gov. Walz thanked him for the support, a source familiar with the call told ABC News. Trump didn't call after Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman was assassinated in June, the source said.

-ABC News' Hannah Demissie and Isabella Murray

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, August 26, 2025.
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