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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2025 |
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In today's newsletter: A CDC advisory panel weighs reversing a decades-old vaccine recommendation for newborns. Republicans hold a deep-red district in a special election, but results show a slight gain by Democrats. And, a Cabinet meeting ends with the president berating Somalian immigrants and Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. Here's what to know today. |
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A group of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is preparing to vote on whether the agency should dismiss its long-standing recommendation that every baby get a hepatitis B vaccination within 24 hours of birth. The shot is credited with driving down cases of acute hepatitis B infections in kids by 99%. It has been universally recommended for newborns in the U.S since the early 1990s. The virus, which can be passed from mother to baby during childbirth, can lead to liver disease and early death. There is no cure. Despite its success, the hepatitis B vaccine has become the latest target of skeptics who question whether the benefits of the shot outweigh potential risks. A review of more than 400 studies found no evidence that the birth dose of the vaccines causes any short- or long-term health problems. On the contrary, the review of research, published by the Vaccine Integrity Project, an independent group of experts led by the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, found that giving newborns a vaccine has prevented more than 6 million infections and nearly 1 million hospitalizations. The paper was not published in a peer-reviewed journal. The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is scheduled to meet tomorrow and Friday. The committee makes recommendations to the CDC director, who can then choose whether to adopt them. While a vote against newborn vaccination does not prohibit doctors from administering the shot, the panel's recommendations influence insurance coverage. Read the full story. |
- The city of San Francisco sued 10 major food companies, alleging that they marketed and sold ultraprocessed foods that they knew were harmful to human health.
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Republican Matt Van Epps won a hotly contested special election for a deep-red congressional seat in Tennessee, NBC News projected, halting a Democratic challenge for the longtime GOP district. Though Donald Trump carried the 7th Congressional District by 22 points in 2024, Republican super PACs poured millions into defending the seat as Van Epps faced off against Aftyn Behn, a Democratic state representative. Democrats spent almost as much trying to capture it, as the president's political standing has taken a hit this year and the party made gains in November elections in New Jersey, Virginia and other states. Still, this red district remained Republican. Van Epps, an Army veteran and former state official, ran on MAGA themes and promised to continue the legacy of former GOP Rep. Mark Green, who resigned from the seat earlier this year. Read the full story. |
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pointed to what he called "the fog of war" in defending a follow-up military strike on an alleged drug boat in September.
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- Hegseth was given a final copy of the completed report that examined his sharing of sensitive military information on a Signal group chat back in March.
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- The Trump administration indicated that it will begin withholding SNAP benefits from recipients in most Democratic-led states after they refused to provide the Agriculture Department with data including recipients' immigration statuses.
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Trump ripped Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., as "garbage" and said Somalis should "go back to where they came from," in disparaging remarks that have been strongly criticized by local leaders in Minnesota. "I don't want them in our country. Their country is no good for a reason. Their country stinks," Trump, who has a history of disparaging African people and migrant communities, said in reference to Minnesota's Somali population. He later added, "Let them go back to where they came from and fix it." Trump's tirade comes as a senior law enforcement official told NBC News that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is planning an operation in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area this week. The official said ICE officers are not specifically targeting the Somali community — but may be arresting some Somalis who are in violation of immigration laws. Read the full story. |
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- Illinois state officials have given national rental car companies official notice that ICE agents are not allowed to swap the rental's assigned license plates for other plates to disguise the vehicles.
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- The man accused of shooting two National Guardsmen, killing one, pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges in a virtual appearance in D.C. Superior Court.
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- Here are some of the key moments from the four-part documentary on embattled hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs.
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- Luigi Mangione seemed "nervous" and claimed he was homeless when a police officer confronted him in a McDonald's last December, the law enforcement officer testified.
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- A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Trump's envoy and his son-in-law ended without clear progress toward ending the war in Ukraine.
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Prosecutors trying a Massachusetts man in the murder and dismemberment of his wife traced his gruesome online tracks in court through dozens of internet searches conducted after Ana Walshe disappeared three years ago. The searches, which authorities extracted from Brian Walshe's laptop, are key pieces of evidence in a case with no body. Ana Walshe has never been found. Reporter Tim Stelloh highlighted some of the searches presented in court, which included "How to saw a body" and "Can a body decompose in a plastic bag." — Christian Orozco, newsletter and platforms editor |
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