Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Trump’s Vaccine Order, High-Profile Primaries & ‘Patriot Games’ 

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All the news stories mentioned in today's episode are listed with links below, so you can spend as much -- or as little -- time as you want to review the latest happenings... 

Read more about the stories in today's show:

Trump Signs Childhood Vaccine Order: NBC News, NY Post, AP, ABC News

Primaries in WI, MN, CT, VT: Politico, TIME, NY Times, AP, Vermont Public, CT Mirror

Special GOP Senate Primary in SC: WaPo, WSJ, AP

Trump Demands Compensation from Iran: NewsNation, Reuters, CBS News, NY Post

7.4-Magnitude Quake in Colombia: BBC, NY Times, Reuters, The Guardian

U.S. Breaks Hottest Month Record: NOAA, USA Today, AP, WSJ, Axios

U.S. Emergency Oil Reserve Drops: Fox Business, CNBC, Insider, NY Post

HHS Moves to Increase Oversight of Food Additives: HHS, LA Times, WaPo, Reuters, CNBC

Meta Launches New AI Model: Reuters, AP, Insider, CNET, WSJ

OpenAI Tightens Controls: OpenAI, CNBC, Axios, NY Post, Engadget

L.A. Jazz Festival Called Off: Variety, NBC News, NY Post, KTLA

‘Patriot Games’ Final Preview: ESPN, The Athletic, CNN, The Hill, WaPo

Trivia Tuesday: What was the only state to refuse to enforce prohibition?
Last Week’s Q: Which famous actor was originally offered the part of Forrest Gump?
Last Week’s A: John Travolta
Read More: People, Collider, IMDb, BBC