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White House picks Kennedy deputy Jim O’Neill to replace fired CDC chief

Deputy health secretary chosen as agency’s interim director after firing of Susan Monarez

The Guardian - US

The Latest: White House says CDC director is fired, agency leaders resign

The director of the nation’s top public health agency is challenging a White House announcement that she's been fired, and several other top leaders of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have resigned, saying President Donald Trump’s administration is putting politics in the way of keeping Americans safe

The Independent UK

First Thing: Two children killed and 17 injured in Minneapolis Catholic school shooting

The shooter fired through church windows during a service. Plus, Gavin Newsom warns that Trump is serious about pursuing a third term

The Guardian - UK

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‘Absolute ****show’: Nation’s health services in ‘pure chaos’ from RFK Jr ‘disaster’

CDC on verge of collapse as leaders refuse to sign up to RFK Jr's conspiracy garbage.

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Top health officials resign after White House fires CDC director

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The Independent UK

White House Fires US Health Agency Head After She Refused To Quit

The Trump administration confirmed Wednesday it had fired the head of the top US public health agency after she refused to step down during a standoff with vaccine skeptic Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The escalating dispute over Kennedy's sweeping overhaul of US vaccine policy also led to five…

International Business Times

CDC Director Susan Monarez Defies Ouster, Vows To Protect Science Amid Robert Kennedy Jr. Vaccine Policy Clash

Susan Monarez, confirmed as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director in July 2025, refused to resign on Wednesday after reports of her removal sparked a major public health controversy.

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CDC erupts in chaos after ousted chief Susan Monarez refuses to resign

Lawyers for Monarez say she was ‘targeted’ for ‘protecting the public’ by not endorsing ‘unscientific’ orders

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: top CDC officials resign over ‘weaponization of public health’

Top US public health agency loses number of key officials as director ousted weeks into the job. Key US politics stories from Wednesday 27 August at a glance

The Guardian - US

CDC chief ‘targeted’ for refusing to ‘rubber-stamp unscientific, reckless directives’, lawyers say – as it happened

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The Guardian - US

Monarez removed as CDC director, HHS says - Roll Call

Susan Monarez is no longer CDC director, according to the Health and Human Services Department, though her attorneys begged to differ.

Roll Call

Suspect who fired 180 shots at CDC and motivated by ‘vaccine misinformation’ is pictured

Gunman Patrick Joseph White expressed discontent with the COVID-19 vaccinations in writings he made before the shooting, authorities said.

The Independent UK

Man fired 180 shots, shattering 150 windows, in CDC attack

The man who attacked the CDC headquarters in Atlanta on Friday fired more than 180 shots into the campus and broke about 150 windows

The Independent UK

Atlanta CDC gunman believed Covid vaccine made him suicidal, official says

Shooter, a 30-year-old man who died during violence, fired dozens of rounds into buildings and killed police officer

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Senate HELP panel advances Monarez for CDC director - Roll Call

Senate HELP panel advances Monarez for CDC director - Health Care

The Guardian - US

Who is in charge at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention?

RFK Jr has direct control, but Senate testimony in May that someone else is running the agency has created confusion

The Independent UK

RFK’s vaccine panel to spend days discussing and voting on an ingredient we barely use anymore

The vaccine advisory panel will vote on whether to ban a preservative called thimerosal

The Guardian - US

Member of RFK Jr’s new vaccine panel withdraws over conflict of interest

Dr Michael Ross was involved in multiple private healthcare firms and withdrew after a review of financial holdings

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The Independent UK

CDC nominee Susan Monarez sidesteps questions about disagreements with RFK in Senate hearing

CDC nominee Susan Monarez says she values vaccines and rigorous scientific evidence but has largely sidestepped questions about widespread cuts to the agency and whether she disagreed with any of Health Secretary Robert F

The Independent UK

The Latest: NATO leaders agree on spending hike, vow to defend each other

NATO leaders agreed on Wednesday on a massive hike in defense spending after pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, and expressed their “ironclad commitment” to come to each other’s aid if attacked

Roll Call

CDC nominee deflects questions over Kennedy's vaccine decisions - Roll Call

Susan Monarez declined to distance herself from the handling of the U.S. measles outbreak by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The Independent UK

Who's in charge? CDC's leadership 'crisis' apparent amid new COVID-19 vaccine guidance

The CDC, a $9.2 billion-a-year agency tasked with reviewing life-saving vaccines, monitoring diseases and watching for budding threats to Americans’ health, is without a clear leader

The Independent UK

Key vaccine committee meets for the first time under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

A key vaccine advisory committee is meeting for the first time under new U.S. Health Secretary Robert F

The Conversation

Susan Monarez, Trump’s nominee for CDC director, faces an unprecedented and tumultuous era at the agency

The job of director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention carries immense responsibility for shaping health policies, responding to crises and maintaining trust in public health institutions.

The Guardian - US

Trump pick to head CDC sparks Maga backlash among conspiracy theorists

Firestorm from science deniers of anti-vaccine set shows splits in Trump world and forced RFK Jr to defend hire

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