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Last Updated: August 31, 2025, 2:39 PM EDT

President Donald Trump on Thursday revoked the Secret Service detail for former Vice President Kamala Harris that was previously extended by former President Joe Biden.

Meanwhile, fallout continues from the White House's attempt to remove Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez.

Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Jim O'Neill has been tapped as the interim director of the CDC, a White House official confirmed to ABC News.

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Aug 26, 2025, 11:39 AM EDT

John Bolton criticizes Trump on foreign policy in new op-ed

John Bolton, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser who had his home and office searched by federal agents last week, is out with a new op-ed criticizing Trump's approach to the Russia-Ukraine war.

"President Donald Trump's Ukraine policy is no more coherent today than it was last Friday when his administration executed search warrants against my home and office. Collapsing in confusion, haste, and the absence of any discernible meeting of the minds among Ukraine, Russia, several European countries, and America, Trump's negotiations may be in their last throes, along with his Nobel Peace Prize campaign," Bolton wrote for the Washington Examiner.

Former national security adviser John Bolton waves as he arrives at his house, Aug. 22, 2025, in Bethesda, Md.
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Sources familiar with the matter told ABC News that the search, carried out by the FBI, was related to allegations that Bolton is in possession of classified records. Trump, a frequent critic of Bolton, told reporters that he didn't know about the FBI search of Bolton's house.

Aug 26, 2025, 10:54 AM EDT

Trump weighs in on Cracker Barrel logo redesign

President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning sounded off on the Cracker Barrel logo redesign -- a move that's prompted fan backlash.

Cracker Barrel should go back to the old logo, admit a mistake based on customer response (the ultimate Poll), and manage the company better than ever before," Trump wrote on his social media platform. "They got a Billion Dollars worth of free publicity if they play their cards right. Very tricky to do, but a great opportunity. Have a major News Conference today. Make Cracker Barrel a WINNER again."

The chain restaurant, founded in 1969, said in a lengthy statement shared to its website Monday that the company "could've done a better job sharing who we are." The changes include a new minimalist logo and restaurant decor.

The new Cracker Barrel logo is displayed, Aug. 21, 2025, in New York.
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Aug 26, 2025, 10:36 AM EDT

Indiana Republicans meeting with White House with redistricting expected on the agenda

Republican legislators from Indiana are set to meet on Tuesday with officials from the White House. ABC News reported last week that it's expected mid-decade redistricting will be discussed, as the White House ramps up pressure on Indiana state lawmakers to redraw congressional districts ahead of next year's midterm elections.

Spokespeople for Indiana state Rep. Todd Huston, the Speaker of the Indiana House, and state Sen. Rodric Bray, President pro tempore of the state Senate, confirmed to ABC News on Tuesday that Huston and Bray are joining the meeting.

A spokesperson for Bray said redistricting was not listed as part of the agenda; the meetings have been framed to press as similar to ones that the White House has held with other states about collaborating.

President Donald Trump speaks to the press during a bilateral meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, August 25, 2025.
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The White House, however, has openly indicated it would like Indiana to redraw its maps, as part of a broader push for the Republican Party to pick up more U.S. House seats in the 2026 midterm elections and bolster its slim majority.

-ABC News' Oren Oppenheim

Aug 26, 2025, 8:57 AM EDT

Trump to hold Cabinet meeting at the White House

On President Donald Trump's schedule for Tuesday is a meeting of his Cabinet at 11 a.m. ET.

It will be the seventh Cabinet meeting of Trump's second term. It comes as Trump's federal takeover of Washington continues and as Trump seeks to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from her position.

President Donald Trump speaks to the press during a bilateral meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, August 25, 2025.
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