Here’s this week’s reading list.

NPR: RFK Jr. defends changing COVID vaccine schedule in memo to Congress

Reuters: U.S. labor market losing momentum; May producer inflation comes in tame

NPR: GOP’s massive bill would benefit rich — and hurt the poor

Minnesota Star-Tribune: Rep. Melissa Hortman killed, Sen. John Hoffman shot in ‘targeted shootings’

KFF Health News: CDC staffing upheaval disrupts HIV projects and wastes money, researchers say

The Economist: The world must escape the manufacturing delusion

NPR: Immigration raids could ‘devastate’ construction in the United States, says industry leader

The Washington Post: Trump administration eyes adding dozens of countries to travel ban list, including U.S. partners in Africa, some Caribbean nations

The Economist: The meaning of the protests in Los Angeles

The New York Times: National Guard was deployed to LA for the 1992 Riots. These immigration protests are different.

Reuters: Trump says he may soon hike auto tariffs to get more U.S. production

Associated Press: Spyware from US-backed Israeli firm targets European journalists

StateScoop: ‘We can’t just stop,’ CIO says of state and local cyber grant program

Reuters: Israel hits Iran again, Iran strikes back

Route Fifty: New data dashboard aims to help police, policymakers tackle crime

KFF Health News: ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ would batter rural hospital finances, researchers say

The Washington Post: As floods keep coming, this small city can’t afford to let people leave

Reuters: U.S., Mexico discuss deal to cut Trump’s steel tariffs, sources say

Route Fifty: Civic tech leaders worry DOGE is ‘tarnishing’ its tools to improve government

KFF Health News: As cannabis users age, health risks appear to grow

KFF Health News: As federal health grants shrink, memory cafes help dementia patients and their caregivers

The Atlantic: Witness: Inside America’s death chambers

The New York Times: I scream, you scream. They don’t scream for ice cream.

The New Yorker: How a hazelnut spread became sticking point in Franco-Algerian relations

Smithsonian Magazine: After millions of years, why haven’t carnivorous plants grown larger?