Internal Emails Detail RFK Jr.’s Anti-Vaccine Fight, Rapid HHS Overhaul After Taking OfficeInternal emails published online this week detail some of the whirlwind of chaos that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. kicked up upon his appointment as head of the nation’s health department, including his immediate efforts to strip federal vaccine recommendations.Less than 24 hours after his confirmation, the longtime vaccine critic ordered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to take down its advertising campaign promoting flu vaccines, according to a review of the emails by The New York Times.That order came despite the agency, that same day, reporting that 68 children and 16,000 people overall had died from the flu so far that season."...the plan is to transform to an informed consent campaign," a staffer wrote of the order that she said was given to her by Kennedy's press secretary on his behalf. Read more from the Times here:Latest Live UpdatesTrump Keeps Pushing Baseless Claim Of Rigged California ElectionPresident Donald Trump on Friday again baselessly suggested, without any evidence, that the recent Lost Angeles mayoral election was somehow rigged because Trump’s pick, conservative reality TV star Spencer Pratt, didn’t win in the deep blue city.“You know what’s happened? They’re cheating,” Trump falsely claimed. “The kid won, or he was certainly in the top two.”Trump said Pratt should have fought the results because “in my very strong opinion, that was a rigged election.”Trump on Spencer Pratt: The kid won or was in the top two. He went away quietly. We didn't go away quietly, but he shouldn't go away quietly. He should protest because it was rigged. pic.twitter.com/5xYmQixjBb— Acyn (@Acyn) June 26, 2026Trump Jokes About The Last Time He Was At The Hilton And Someone Tried To Shoot HimPresident Donald Trump is at the Washington Hilton this afternoon, delivering remarks at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s 2026 policy conference.Trump was last at the venue in April, when a man with a gun charged through a security checkpoint the floor above the ballroom hosting the 2026 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner.The man was charged with the attempted assassination of the president. “I remember this place,” he told the crowd Friday, chuckling to himself. “Not so long ago, I remember. Hopefully we’ll have a little more pleasant experience. I remember this room very well.”Venezuela Death Toll Exceeds 900 With More Than 51,600 Listed As MissingThe death toll from the twin earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to 920, the country’s National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez announced Friday afternoon.In addition to the deceased, 3,360 people are injured and 172 people are known to be trapped, he said.A total of 1,423 building structures were impacted by the quakes, including 383 buildings, 13 hospitals, and 25 shopping centers, he said.A website listing people reported missing by loved ones stated more than 51,600 people are still unaccounted for.Mistrial Declared In Trial Of Man Accused Of Setting Deadly Palisades FireA federal judge declared a mistrial Friday in the arson case against the man accused of sparking the deadly 2025 Palisades Fire in Los Angeles after the jury said it could not agree on a verdict.Jurors said a day prior they had come to a standstill in deliberations in the trial of 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht on three federal charges: arson, malicious destruction by means of a fire and timber set aflame.“The court finds there is a manifest necessity to declare a mistrial because the jury is deadlocked,” Judge Anne Hwang said, with 10 jurors set on a not-guilty verdict and two others determined to convict.Read more from The Associated Press:Trump Claims Iran Made 'Foolish Violation Of Our Ceasefire Agreement'President Donald Trump said Friday that Iran has made a "foolish violation" of the already-fractured ceasefire agreement when it allegedly attacked ships in the Strait of Hormuz with drones."The Islamic Republic of Iran shot at least four One Way Attack Drones at Ships transversing the Strait of Hormuz," Trump posted on Truth Social. "One of the Drones solidly hit the upper deck of a large and very expensive Cargo Carrying Ship. Damage was done, but the Ship was able to proceed on its way. We knocked down three other Drones. Obviously, this is a foolish violation of our Ceasefire Agreement."Iranian leaders have not yet responded to the claim.FEMA Official Who Claimed To Teleport To A Waffle House Is Ousted From Post: ReportsA top FEMA official who once claimed to have been teleported to a Waffle House has reportedly been ousted from the federal agency.Gregg Phillips, who was appointed by the White House to oversee FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery in December, was forced to resign over concerns about his public perception, The Washington Post first reported on Thursday, citing a person familiar with the situation.Phillips’ leave was also reported by CNN.Phillips was known as a far-right conspiracy theorist when he was tapped to lead the department. About a year before his appointment, he recounted his claimed Waffle House travels in a podcast.“Teleporting is no fun,” he said, but claimed it is “so real.”President Donald Trump appeared confused and not amused when asked about Phillips’ comments in April.Thomas Massie Points Out The Irony In Trump's Voter Fraud Bill ObsessionKentucky Rep. Thomas Massie (R) called President Donald Trump’s demand for the passage of an election security bill "a distraction from our real problems," while slamming his party’s handling of the country while controlling all branches of the federal government."I'll vote for the SAVE Act, but I think it’s a distraction from our real problems," he told reporters on Thursday of the bill that Trump claims would prevent widespread election fraud."I think it's ironic that we control the House, Senate, the Supreme Court, and the White House, and we're yelling 'election fraud'? I mean, we won all the damn elections," Massie went on. "We’re in charge and what are we doing with it? We’re bankrupting the country, we’re starting new wars, we’re violating the Constitution. We’re not cracking down on the fraud. The problem is not the elections."Massie warned that Republicans will "pay" for this in the November elections if "they don’t wake up."Massie: "I think it's ironic that we control the House, Senate, Supreme Court, and the White House, and we're yelling 'election fraud'? I mean, we won all the damn elections." pic.twitter.com/dynY1dbEjs— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 26, 2026Breaking UpdateEx-National Security Adviser John Bolton Pleads Guilty To Retaining Classified DocumentsJohn Bolton, Donald Trump's former national security adviser who’s now a fierce critic of the president, pleaded guilty Friday to mishandling classified information in a criminal case brought against him by Trump’s Justice Department, according to multiple outlets.Bolton, 77, appeared in federal court in Maryland and agreed to plead guilty to a single count of unlawfully keeping classified national security information in diaries while preparing a memoir about his time in the White House. The deal is a significant reduction from the 18 charges initially in the indictment, though he could still face up to five years in prison.Read more here:Billionaire Investor Leon Black Is Set To Testify To Congress About $158M In Payments To EpsteinBillionaire investor Leon Black is appearing before the House Oversight Committee on Friday as lawmakers seek to untangle the web of wealth and influence around Jeffrey Epstein that they say enabled decades of sexual abuse.Black is the latest powerful figure to sit for a closed-door deposition before the committee. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates testified earlier this month and said he had made a "grave error in judgment" by meeting with Epstein.Black is the co-founder and former chief executive of the private equity firm Apollo Global Management. He stepped down in 2021 amid fallout over his ties to Epstein.Read more at The Associated Press:Small Aircraft Crashes Into Beijing’s Tallest Building: ReportsA small aircraft, described as the size of a car, crashed into Beijing's tallest building, Citic Tower, on Friday, Reuters and The New York Times reported. Photos shows two glass panels damaged on the skyscraper located in the capital's central business district. An online video, which The Times said it verified the authenticity of, shows debris falling from the tower to the street below.A bystander told Reuters that they took a video of the aircraft sticking out of the building but they deleted it out of fear of getting caught by police."It was so loud – louder than fireworks," they said.See All Updates