{"id":"36544964-ca51-4d38-89be-bdc1c6a34f3a","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/erica-schwartz-cdc-director-senate-confirmation","domain":"theguardian.com","outlet":{"name":"The Guardian","country":"GB","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"Senate confirms Trump pick Erica Schwartz as new CDC director","plainHeadline":"Senate confirms Trump pick Erica Schwartz as CDC director.","rewrite":{"model":"gpt-5.6-sol","at":"2026-08-06T11:09:02.502Z"},"summary":["Dr Erica Schwartz confirmed by the Senate 51-44 to lead the CDC.","She becomes Donald Trump’s third pick to run the agency.","Schwartz takes the helm after a period of leadership turnover at the CDC.","The White House previously withdrew David Weldon before his confirmation hearing.","Susan Monarez, the prior pick, was fired over vaccine-policy clashes last year."],"topics":["Politics","Health"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-08-05T19:36:33.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-05T20:07:08.337Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/99556471-bc81-42aa-9f6c-e32f993c7650"}