A federal judge blocked DHS from using Medicaid enrollees' personal data for immigration enforcement. The order, backed by 20 states, requires a careful process before any data-sharing change to avoid Medicaid disruption.

Eight hundred National Guard troops moved to Washington as Joint Task Force DC to aid local and federal police, bolster security and traffic control. They won't arrest; they may detain to prevent imminent harm. Weapons stay in the armory. The DEA head gains DC police powers; Bowser objects as crime trends dip.

MIT used AI to design two antibiotics against drug-resistant gonorrhoea and MRSA, built atom by atom and shown in lab tests and in infected mice. Experts warn on safety, efficacy, manufacturing hurdles, and cost; 1–2 years to refine before trials.

The Digest, 8/15/2025 @200AM, CDT

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