U.S. on verge of losing measles-free status and Democrats brace for Stephen Miller clashes: Morning Rundown

Key Points:

• The U.S. is close to losing its measles-free status due to a surge in cases, with over 5,000 confirmed infections and 43 outbreaks this year, partly driven by declining childhood vaccination rates, especially in vulnerable areas like Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
• President Trump’s appointment of Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff has deepened Democratic skepticism about bipartisan cooperation, with key Democrats labeling Miller as a hard-line figure unlikely to engage constructively.
• Nvidia has engaged a prominent former federal prosecutor and a top law firm to investigate CEO Jensen Huang’s affair with an alleged Chinese spy, signaling a serious internal probe into the matter.
• Russia’s leading independent newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, has been forced to shut down after two decades due to government pressure, including being labeled a "foreign agent" and losing its publishing licenses, highlighting Moscow’s crackdown on free media.
• Additional news includes a deadly vehicle attack in Los Angeles, arrests after protests against Joe Biden in Dublin, a racist incident at Ole Miss, and the discovery of an infant buried alive in South Carolina.