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Schwartz takes command of a public health agency that has lost thousands of employees, amid layoffs, resignations and leadership turmoil.
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Joanna Whaley is favored to win the heavily Democratic district in November.
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The upset highlighted how out of touch the power brokers are with the party's surging left wing as they try to retake control of the Senate.
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Public health experts have a few theories.
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Abdul El-Sayed's narrower-than-expected victory underscores that his most significant challenge begins now -- building the coalition he'll need to win in November.
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The Senate confirmed Erica Schwartz for Centers for Disease Control director on Wednesday, giving the beleaguered agency its first full-time political leader in almost a year. Why it matters: While the 51-44 vote marked a step toward refilling the depleted ranks of the Trump administration's health care leadership, it didn't fully resolve questions about whether Schwartz could steer clear of political interference. Driving the news: Just one Democrat — Sen. Tim Kaine (Va.) — supported Schwartz's nomination, along with all of the Republicans present. - "She's got the qualifications for the job," Kaine told Politico last week after voting to advance Schwartz's nomination out of committee. Schwartz is a physician who worked at the…
Polls overestimated Abdul El-Sayed’s lead by 12 percentage points. That isn't unusual for statewide primary contests.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro filed on Friday a motion to dismiss the case without prejudice.
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The Senate voted on Wednesday to confirm Dr. Erica Schwartz as the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Jeanine John Taele was arrested after officials said he filmed security preparations ahead of President Trump’s visit and behaved suspiciously.