Morning Politics | Thursday, August 20, 2026
Today’s Deep Dive
Trump Nominates White House Aide Heidi Overton to Lead FDA
Trump tapped a White House aide who’s defended splitting the MMR shot and called mifepristone “teleabortion” to run the FDA. The Senate health chair, himself a doctor, is already voicing “strong reservations.” How many Republicans can she afford to lose?
World Politics
Israel Opens Criminal Probe After Admitting Troops Fired on Car Carrying Hind Rajab
For 19 months, the IDF denied its troops were even in the area when the five-year-old and six relatives were killed. On Wednesday, the military said something different, and opened a criminal probe into both her death and the shelling of the ambulance sent to save her. What changed, and why now?
Economy & Money
Fed Minutes Show Officials Weighing a Rate Hike as Inflation Lingers
For months the debate was about when the Fed would cut. The July minutes flip the script, showing a widening group of officials open to raising rates instead. What changed their minds, and what it could mean for your borrowing costs.
Tech & Power
Apple’s Camera-Equipped AirPods Slip Into View a Year Early After macOS Leak
A developer build of macOS Tahoe 26.7 appears to have exposed Apple’s entire 2027 hardware pipeline, including AirPods with tiny cameras built in. Bloomberg says the launch date hasn’t slipped, but privacy researchers are already raising the same objections that killed Google Glass. Here’s what’s actually in the code.
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