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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 28, 2025, 9:46 AM EDT

Lisa Cook sues Trump over attempt to fire her from the Fed

Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook on Thursday sued President Donald Trump over his attempt to fire her from the Board of Governors, challenging the effort and asking a judge to block it.

Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook listens during an open meeting of the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve, June 25, 2025, in Washington.
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The suit, filed in the D.C. district court, also names Chairman Jerome Powell, and the Board of Governors as defendants.

-ABC News' Olivia Rubin

Aug 28, 2025, 9:44 AM EDT

RFK Jr says Trump has 'ambitious hopes' for CDC

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would not comment Thursday on the situation over CDC Director Susan Monarez's job but said that President Donald Trump has "ambitious hopes" for the CDC, signaling the president's alignment with him.

"I will say is President Trump has very, very ambitious hopes for what for the CDC right now. CDC has problems," Kennedy said in a "Fox and Friends" interview, before he made unproven claims about the pandemic.

Susan Monarez, nominee to be director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 25, 2025.
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Kennedy, who has no formal medical training or experience, also said that the priorities of the CDC need to be reexamined.

"If there's really a deeply, deeply embedded, I would say, malaise at the agency, and we need strong leadership that will go in there, and that will be able to execute on President Trump's broad ambitions," he said.

-ABC News' Hannah Demissie and Cheyenne Haslett

Aug 27, 2025, 6:31 PM EDT

Trump says Utah redistricting ruling is ‘absolutely Unconstitutional’

Trump says Utah redistricting ruling is ‘absolutely Unconstitutional’

Trump claimed on his social media platform that the ruling by a Utah judge Monday that the state legislature will have to redraw its congressional map is "absolutely Unconstitutional.”

"All Citizens of Utah should be outraged at their activist Judiciary, which wants to take away our Congressional advantage, and will do everything possible to do so," Trump said.

The judge’s decision could benefit Democrats heading into the 2026 midterm elections.

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, August 26, 2025.
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Currently, Salt Lake City is split between the state’s four congressional districts, dividing Democratic votes among the districts that back Republicans.

But the judge determined that the map was drawn in violation of an independent redistricting commission approved by voters in 2018.

-ABC News’ Michelle Stoddart and Oren Oppenheim

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

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