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Changes to a CDC website linking vaccines to rising autism rates drew widespread criticism when they were made.

It appears that the agency has been quietly pulling back its online vaccination resources for much longer.
https://www.notus.org/health-science/cdc-quietly-turned-off-vaccine-search-tool
CDC Quietly Turned Off Its Vaccine Search Tool. It’s Not Clear When It’s Coming Back.
“I have heard that they are planning to ‘update it’ and shudder to think what that will mean,” Demetre Daskalakis, a former member of CDC leadership, told NOTUS.
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November 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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“It’s economic development,” Sen. Bernie Moreno told NOTUS. “You’ve got to be careful. Because it’s possible [that we’re overdeveloping].”
“Things sometimes feel a little bubbly,” he added.
https://www.notus.org/technology/data-centers-community-investment
Data Centers Are Embedding Themselves in American Communities. Who Will Pay?
Local governments are deciding whether to lean into data center development -- but the industry doesn't have a track record of profit yet.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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The country’s highest-achieving scientists have been leaving the EPA in droves for the private sector.

Departing researchers say it’s an outcome that could come back to bite the agency in times of crisis.
https://www.notus.org/health-science/trumps-privatization-of-science-research-is-underway
Trump’s Privatization of Science Research Is Underway
The EPA’s scientists that helped in the aftermath of the East Palestine, Ohio, disaster, are now in the private sector. What does that mean for future crises?
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November 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Two nonprofits closely aligned with President Trump received a multimillion-dollar boost in funding from a secretive “dark money” nonprofit group, according to tax documents obtained by NOTUS.
https://www.notus.org/money/trump-donors-trust-america-first-policy-institute-legal-foundation-donations
November 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Two members of the National Guard were reportedly shot near the White House.
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National Guard Troops Shot Near White House
One suspect is in custody, according to police.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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DHS announced plans to terminate Temporary Protected Status for more than 330,000 Haitians saying their continued protection would be “contrary to the national interest" of the U.S.

The policy is set to go into effect Feb. 3. barring future hold ups in court.

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The Trump Administration Is Trying to End TPS Status for Haitians
Past efforts by the administration to do so have failed in court.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Lawmakers are worried that the shifting of responsibilities to the Interior Department could mean that tribal education would eventually fall completely off the table as a priority.
https://www.notus.org/education/trump-interior-tribal-education
Trump's Interior Is Taking Over Tribal Education. Is It Set Up for That?
The Trump administration is shifting several of the Education Department's tribal education responsibilities to the Interior Department.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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The Trump administration is trying to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians.
https://www.notus.org/immigration/trump-administration-tps-status-haiti
The Trump Administration Is Trying to End TPS Status for Haitians
Past efforts by the administration to do so have failed in court.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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President Trump and Alina Habba have once more been ordered to pay $1 million because of their “sanctionable conduct” in filing a “frivolous” lawsuit against Hillary Clinton.
https://www.notus.org/courts/trump-alina-habba-clinton-case
President Trump and Alina Habba Are Ordered to Pay $1 Million for ‘Frivolous’ Clinton Lawsuit
The president and his former personal had doubled down in their claims against Hillary Clinton.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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What will the situation in Russia and Ukraine look like five years from now?

The war will persist in a simmering state because neither side can win, writes Tatiana Stanovaya.
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What will the situation in Russia and Ukraine look like five years from now?
Mikhail Alexseev, Ned Price, Heather Conley, Tatiana Stanovaya, Max Bergmann, Robert Benson, Wendy R. Anderson, Tim Mak
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November 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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In the newsletter:
- Whatever happened to DOGE?
- The state of a federal vaccines website
- And: The Second Annual NOTUS Thanksgiving Hot Takes is here
https://www.notus.org/newsletters/is-tryptophan-maha
Is Tryptophan MAHA?
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November 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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If Democrats have their way, Hurricane Helene may become more of a liability than an attack line for Michael Whatley in his Senate bid in North Carolina.
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Michael Whatley’s ‘Recovery Czar’ Title Hangs Over His Senate Bid
Trump tapped the North Carolina Republican to oversee Hurricane Helene recovery efforts. Democrats are hell-bent on making that a liability for him.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Local leaders, community activists and experts say Trump’s D.C. crime crackdown didn’t just fail to end crime as he claimed. Instead, they say, it deepened community mistrust of law enforcement.
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D.C. Leaders Say Trump's Crime Crackdown Created More Community Fear Around Police
Trump’s crime crackdown in Washington saw drops in some crime — but was the decrease sustainable?
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November 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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The Trump administration’s new policies could put approximately 170,000 people at risk of losing permanent supportive housing and being pushed into homelessness again.
https://www.notus.org/housing/hud-homelessness-programs-republicans
Trump's Plan to Cut Homelessness Programs Is Getting Pushback From Republicans
Approximately 170,000 people are at risk of losing permanent supportive housing and being pushed into homelessness again due to the Trump administration’s new policies.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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In a new digital ad campaign reviewed by NOTUS, former Sen. Sherrod Brown attacks his Republican opponent over affordability, accusing Sen. Jon Husted of not doing enough to lower prices for Ohio families ahead of Thanksgiving.
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Affordability Wars: Democrat Sherrod Brown Launches Early Attack in Ohio’s Pivotal Senate Race
“Jon Husted is not doing his job, and Ohioans are paying the price,” Brown says in new ad blitz
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November 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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SCOOP: Ahead of Trump’s second term, the Business Roundtable helped fund organizations that are skeptical of Trump policies, including those on immigration, trade, tariffs and energy, according to a NOTUS analysis.
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Top CEOs Supported Groups Skeptical of Trump’s 2024 Election Agenda: Documents
The Business Roundtable helped fund pro-immigration, anti-tariff organizations ahead of Trump’s second term.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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The CDC quietly turned off its vaccine search tool. It’s not clear when it’s coming back.
https://www.notus.org/health-science/cdc-quietly-turned-off-vaccine-search-tool
CDC Quietly Turned Off Its Vaccine Search Tool. It’s Not Clear When It’s Coming Back.
“I have heard that they are planning to ‘update it’ and shudder to think what that will mean,” Demetre Daskalakis, a former member of CDC leadership, told NOTUS.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Vaccines.gov, the CDC's vaccination site search engine, got a MAHA makeover in June. Then it stopped working altogether.

New from me:

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CDC Quietly Turned Off Its Vaccine Search Tool. It’s Not Clear When It’s Coming Back.
“I have heard that they are planning to ‘update it’ and shudder to think what that will mean,” Demetre Daskalakis, a former member of CDC leadership, told NOTUS.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Democratic lawmakers said Tuesday that they were being targeted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation after appearing in a video that urged troops to disobey illegal orders.

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Democrats Say the FBI Is Targeting Them After Video Imploring Troops to Not Follow ‘Illegal’ Orders
“No amount of intimidation or harassment will ever stop us from doing our jobs,” several members said in response.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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The FBI is apparently investigating Democrats in Congress.

But I spoke to former FBI employees who tell me that the speed and aggressiveness here indicate that special agents have skipped steps to get the job done.

@notus.com story with @ameliacolon.bsky.social:

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November 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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The speed and aggressiveness of the FBI’s apparent inquiry into the Democratic lawmakers surprised several former high-ranking bureau officials, who noted that subject interviews normally occur in later stages of a full-blown investigation.
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Democrats Say the FBI Is Targeting Them After Video Imploring Troops to Not Follow ‘Illegal’ Orders
“No amount of intimidation or harassment will ever stop us from doing our jobs,” several members said in response.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Democratic lawmakers said that they were being targeted by the FBI after appearing in a video that urged troops to disobey illegal orders.

“No amount of intimidation or harassment will ever stop us from doing our jobs,” several members said in response.
www.notus.org/congress/dem...
Democrats Say the FBI Is Targeting Them After Video Imploring Troops to Not Follow ‘Illegal’ Orders
“No amount of intimidation or harassment will ever stop us from doing our jobs,” several members said in response.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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The White House says it made “tremendous progress” toward securing a peace agreement with Ukraine and Russia. But it’s not final yet.
https://www.notus.org/foreign-policy/white-house-leavitt-ukraine-russia-deal-progress
White House Says It’s Made ‘Tremendous Progress’ on Ukraine-Russia Deal
But it’s not final yet.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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The Supreme Court has taken up a case centered on Mississippi’s mail-in ballots. The decision could have national implications.
https://www.notus.org/democrats/mail-in-ballot-case-mississippi-supreme-court
A Mail-In Ballot Case in Front of the Supreme Court Is Making Democrats Nervous
A legal fight over Mississippi’s mail-in ballot deadline is just one of several high-profile voting cases playing out in the courts.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Local governments are deciding whether to lean into data center development — but the industry doesn’t have a track record of profit yet.
www.notus.org/technology/d...
Data Centers Are Embedding Themselves in American Communities. Who Will Pay?
Local governments are deciding whether to lean into data center development — but the industry doesn’t have a track record of profit yet.
www.notus.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM