Morning Politics | Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Today’s Deep Dive
Trump Signs Order Urging Fewer Childhood Vaccines and Split MMR Shots
Trump’s new order would cut the childhood vaccine list to 11 and split the MMR shot into three visits. There’s just one problem: the separate shots he’s recommending aren’t even sold in the US. We break down what supporters, doctors and independent researchers each say.
World Politics
Netanyahu Rejects Trump’s 15-Point Gaza Plan as Israeli Election Looms
Days before rejecting Trump’s Gaza plan in public, Netanyahu was reportedly helping his own commanders map out a pilot withdrawal from Rafah. Then he blindsided them, and a defense official says they found out from the news. With an Israeli election two months away, whose demands is he really answering?
Economy & Money
Trump Media Posts $238M Quarterly Loss, Pitches Paid Early Access to Truth Social Posts
Trump Media lost $238 million last quarter and is retreating from crypto and betting. Its new plan: charge hedge funds up to $100,000 a month for faster access to the president’s Truth Social posts. Ethics lawyers say that crosses a line federal statutes weren’t built for.
Tech & Power
Nvidia Recruits Six Wall Street Firms to Raise $500 Billion for AI Buildout
Six of the biggest names in finance just agreed to pour more than $500 billion into AI infrastructure, and Nvidia says it will backstop up to a quarter of it. Supporters call computing power the new critical infrastructure. Critics see a chipmaker quietly financing purchases of its own chips.
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