News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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The Trump administration is preparing to conduct a major immigration enforcement operation in Chicago as soon as next week, according to multiple sources familiar with the planning https://cnn.it/4oYPQzs
— CNN (@cnn.com) August 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Cap: D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser credits President Trump's deployment of federal law enforcement with lowering crime in the capital, but says the presence of immigration agents and National Guard troops is "not working."
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) August 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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A barrage of Russian missiles and drones killed at least 15 people in Ukraine’s capital, including four children, on Thursday, officials said. The attack was the largest on Kyiv since President Trump’s summit in Alaska with President Vladimir Putin of Russia nearly two weeks ago. nyti.ms/4g0SJf9
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) August 28, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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With Russia's Vladimir Putin also coming for the parade, the event will underline the three-way alignment among Beijing, Moscow and Pyongyang in the face of a U.S. push to bolster its alliances with South Korea and Japan.
— NPR (@npr.org) August 28, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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The latest: The 14 children and 3 senior parishioners injured in the attack are expected to survive, officials said. The shooter, identified by authorities as 23-year-old Robin Westman, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Westman has no known criminal history.
— Axios (@axios.com) August 28, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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LATEST: Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook sues President Trump, beginning a landmark legal battle over Trump's "unprecedented and illegal" efforts to remove her from the central bank.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) August 28, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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The newly ousted director of the CDC refused to fire top agency leaders or approve changes to vaccines from RFK Jr.’s hand-picked panel of advisers.
— Politico (@politico.com) August 28, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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White House fires Surface Transportation Board's Primus reut.rs/4lN0ypG
— Reuters (@reuters.com) August 28, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Bondi and Patel are expected to testify before the House Judiciary Committee in the coming weeks amid fallout over the administration’s handling of the Epstein case.
— Politico (@politico.com) August 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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The Trump administration proposed a new rule that would limit how long foreign students are allowed to study in the US: https://cnn.it/41sYMTx
— CNN (@cnn.com) August 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Judge won't halt closure of "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, as the state and federal governments fight the shutdown.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) August 28, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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RFK Jr. announced new limits on COVID vaccine eligibility yesterday, which may mean some extra lifting to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine shot this fall. Here's what to know.
— Axios (@axios.com) August 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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“I've gotten a lot of good on-the-job training over the last 200 days,” JD Vance said in an exclusive interview with USA TODAY, when asked if he was ready to assume the role of commander-in-chief.
— USA TODAY (@usatoday.com) August 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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