{"id":162414,"date":"2025-08-29T11:17:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T11:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-cdc-chief-was-fired-for-resisting-vaccine-changes-that-flew-in-the-face-of-science-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T11:17:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T11:17:23","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-cdc-chief-was-fired-for-resisting-vaccine-changes-that-flew-in-the-face-of-science-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-cdc-chief-was-fired-for-resisting-vaccine-changes-that-flew-in-the-face-of-science-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: CDC chief was fired for resisting vaccine changes that \u2018flew in the face of science\u2019 – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

A deputy of Robert F Kennedy Jr will reportedly replace Susan Monarez as acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Key US politics stories from Thursday 28 August at a glance
CDC director Susan Monarez was fired after resisting changes to vaccine policy that were advanced by health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr and that she believed contradicted scientific evidence, according to a former acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Richard Besser said Monarez told him there were \u201ctwo things she would never do in the job. One was anything that was deemed illegal, and the second was anything that she felt flew in the face of science \u2013 and she said she was asked to do both of those\u201d.
Fellow CDC employees cheered the three departing officials who quit after Monarez\u2019s dismissal as they left the Atlanta campus on Thursday, in a show of defiance toward Kennedy and his unscientific claims about vaccines.
Here is the key Trump administration<\/a> news of the day.
Senior CDC vaccine research and public health leaders who resigned told hundreds of supporters across the street from campus on Thursday that the Trump administration<\/a> needs to \u201cget politics out of public health\u201d.
The agency is reeling from the firing of the CDC chief, Susan Monarez. Monarez, who was confirmed as its head just a month ago and has refused to be removed. Four senior leaders \u2013 Debra Houry, Demetre Daskalakis, Daniel Jernigan and Jennifer Layden \u2013 then resigned in protest, citing the alleged spread of misinformation under the Trump administration and political interference in their work.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The Trump administration has reportedly chosen a deputy of Robert F Kennedy Jr<\/a> to serve as the acting head of the CDC.
The Associated Press<\/a> and the Washington Post reported<\/a> on Thursday, citing sources familiar with the decision, that the White House had selected Jim O\u2019Neill, currently the deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. The decision would give Kennedy a CDC chief who will be on board with his efforts to overhaul federal vaccine policy, the Post reported.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The president is gravely serious about running for a third term in violation of the US constitution, California governor Gavin Newsom said on Wednesday, warning Americans to \u201cwake up\u201d to what he described as Trump\u2019s flagrant disregard for democratic norms.
\u201cI don\u2019t think Donald Trump wants another election,\u201d Newsom, a Democrat, said during a live interview<\/a> at a summit hosted by Politico in Sacramento. \u201cThis guy doesn\u2019t believe in free, fair elections.\u201d
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The White House has requested that a US military<\/a> base on the outskirts of Chicago assist with immigration operations as the Trump administration<\/a> plans a broader takeover of Democratic<\/a>-run \u201csanctuary cities\u201d.
On Thursday, the Naval Station Great Lakes confirmed that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had reached out for assistance, telling<\/a> the Associated Press that the DHS had requested \u201climited support in the form of facilities, infrastructure and other logistical needs to support DHS operations\u201d.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The air force will provide military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt, the rioter fatally shot during the January 6 Capitol attack, marking another step in Donald Trump\u2019s aggressive rehabilitation of the attack.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The Federal Reserve<\/a> governor Lisa Cook<\/a> has filed a lawsuit against the US president over his \u201cunprecedented and illegal attempt\u201d to fire her, calling it an effort to undermine the central bank\u2019s independence.
The lawsuit \u2013 filed by Cook in federal court in Washington on Thursday \u2013 sets the stage for a legal battle over Trump\u2019s extraordinary push for greater control of the central bank.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
A Washington senator has called for the Trump administration to provide \u201cimmediate answers\u201d about reports that two firefighters were detained<\/a><\/strong> by border agents as they were responding to a wildfire in the state.
How Elon Musk\u2019s billionaire Doge lieutenant took over the US\u2019s biggest MDMA company<\/a><\/strong>: Antonio Gracias is part of the growing movement among Silicon Valley\u2019s right wing, enamoured with the therapeutic and commercial potential of drugs like MDMA.
Seven people have arrived in Rwanda as part of a deal to accept deportees from the US<\/a>, the Rwandan government has said. <\/strong>The Trump administration has been negotiating arrangements to send people to third countries including South Sudan<\/a> and Eswatini<\/a>, formerly Swaziland, as part of its wider deportation drive.
The family of 18-year-old Benjamin Guerrero-Cruz was shocked when they found out that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) had discreetly moved him out of California,<\/a><\/strong> according to California congresswoman Luz Rivas, who spoke with his relatives and reviewed federal detention records.
Catching up? Here\u2019s what happened 27 August 2025<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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