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US Politics · United StatesU.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez has left the agency less than a month after being sworn in, the Department of Health and Human Services said on Wednesday, and four senior officials have resigned amid growing tensions over vaccine policies and public health directives.
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White House fires CDC director Monarez after she refuses to resign; 4 top health officials quit
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. · United StatesU.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention needs to deliver on President Donald Trump's ambitions, a day after the White House fired the health agency's director and several top officials resigned.See the Story
Kennedy says CDC must deliver on Trump's agenda after White House fires director
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Donald TrumpTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been tasked with driving Trump’s sweeping tariff agenda while calming markets, a role made even more difficult by a weakening dollar and lingering inflation concerns. Bessent, a well-known hedge fund manager before joining the Trump administration, faces a task that some economists argue is contradictory. President Donald Trump has embarked on the most aggressive tariff rollout in decades. Bessent is one of t…See the Story
Bessent's Challenge: Backing Tariffs While Defending the Dollar
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