Nice deflection attempt.

If Americans were up to date on the measles vaccine, then the outbreaks due to the reason of your comment would likely be well-contained.

Vaccines -- that's why measles in US was considered to be eliminated, until the anti-vax movement took hold.

@#4 ... if there isnt dirt on Trump it's because the files were scrubbed. ...

Were they scrubbed?

@#2 ... In addition, White House officials fear no amount of disclosure will be enough to satisfy a significant part of their base. ...

At least the White House (a.k.a. the Trump administration) seems to acknowledge that it was MAGA that stirred up and magnified the Epstein Files situation.

Another view ...

.... Asked by a reporter about Khashoggi's murder during a press conference in the Oval Office, Trump defended the crown prince ...

Just look at the business dealings between Saudi Arabia and Trump, Inc. That explains a lot of why Pres Trump feted MBS in the Oval Office.

More from the article ...

... The Times obtained a recording of a call during which officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed to state health departments that the ongoing measles outbreak at the border of Arizona and Utah is a continuation of the explosive outbreak in West Texas that began in mid- to late-January. That is, the two massive outbreaks are being caused by the same subtype of measles virus.

This is a significant link that hasn't previously been reported despite persistent questions from journalists and concerns from health experts, particularly in light of Canada losing its elimination status last week. The loss of an elimination status means that measles will once again be considered endemic to the US, an embarrassing public health backslide for a vaccine-preventable disease.

The massive outbreak in Texas began in mid- to late-January and was declared over on August 18. In all, there were 762 cases of measles confirmed in the outbreak. Utah and Arizona started seeing some measles cases in June, but those outbreaks appeared to take off in August. To date, Utah and Arizona have reported 212 cases.

The finding that the outbreaks are linked means there's been continuous circulation within the country for about 10 months. If the same measles virus subtype from the outbreaks -- dubbed 9171 -- continues to spread and surpasses the 12-month mark in January 2026, the US will lose its elimination status. The status is earned by going 12 months without continuous circulation and is lost when yearlong circulation resumes. The US obtained its elimination status in 2000 after grueling, decades-long vaccination campaigns. ...

... I'm ICE, boys ...

Apparently, he thinks that statement entitles him to special treatment?

Doesn't matter, though. Pres Trump will likely pardon him if he is facing Federal charges.

@#3 ... "both parties" ...

Yeah, that's what I noticed when I started reading the cited article.

As usual, it seems, the article trying to conflate the actions of the Republicans and the Democrats in a failed attempt to justify what the Republicans are doing.

@#2 ... And in the world of botched coverups, this one really is a wowzah. ...

Yup.

@#41 ... In 2011, angry over the passage of the ACA, the "tea party was born." It consisted of Republicans who were concerned about costs, but mostly it was a backlash against a bill that was meant to help Americans. ...

The Tea Party came into being a few years earlier, but the ACA is what seemed to have catapulted the Tea Party into more widespread acceptance.

... "it's challenging to unpack the DOJ Letter because it contains so many factual, legal, and typographical errors." ...

I guess that happens now that the DoJ's purpose seems to be Pres Trump's personal legal service.

More from the cited article ...

... "I actually emailed them from work, from my Bureau of Prisons email address, and said, Hey, this is who I am, this is where I work, and I have some things I think you might be interested in, and documents you may be interested in,'" Turnage told KBTX. "I didn't even specify what it was." ...

"They call it prison jail," Turnage told KBTX. "I would be looking for any evidence that they're doing something they shouldn't be. Like, are they trying to smuggle in drugs? Are they doing this? Are they whatever? But these women aren't risking that, not for the most part. And same as emails, you're monitoring for anything they shouldn't be doing. Usually on the phone, the biggest thing you run into is they'll call a family member who then conference calls somebody else that they're not supposed to be talking to."

The warden at the federal prison, Tanisha Hall, personally handled all incoming mail addressed to Maxwell, Turnage said. ...

@#15 ... So it's been an era of epic wins and no republican decline. ...

I don't knw about that "no Republican decline" part.

MAGA has taken over what is left of the Republican Party. The Republican Party is all but non-existent nowadays, it's all MAGA now.

If that is not the decline of the Republican Party, I don't know what is.

Has MAGA become RINO?