WHAT TO KNOW

* HHS said in a post on X today that “Susan Monarez is no longer director” of the CDC. Two lawyers representing Monarez, however, say that’s not true: she hasn’t resigned, and the HHS statement amounts to an effort to force her out. * Following the HHS announcement that Monarez had been ousted, at least four top officials announced their resignations. * President Donald Trump ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff in tribute to the victims of a deadly shooting during morning Mass at a Catholic school in Minneapolis. * D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser walked a tightrope during her latest update on the federal police takeover, emphasizing how the surge in officers has significantly reduced crime in the city while also at times acknowledging residents’ fears over the increased pre

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