{"id":"5d9252fe-27ad-478f-83de-b6fa34c95c21","url":"https://apnews.com/article/erica-schwartz-cdc-director-trump-47007f58dc1d4bd8f727a5773c37fd33","domain":"apnews.com","outlet":{"name":"AP News","country":"US","cred":5,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"Senate confirms Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director, bringing new leadership to troubled agency - AP News","plainHeadline":"Senate confirms Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director, bringing new leadership to agency","rewrite":{"model":"gpt-5.6-sol","at":"2026-08-06T11:09:03.340Z"},"summary":["The Senate confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the CDC in a 51-44 vote.","She becomes the 22nd CDC leader and the first confirmed director in nearly a year.","The agency has faced turmoil, morale decline, and a 3,000-plus employee loss.","Schwartz's background includes medical and law degrees, deputy surgeon general, and Coast Guard leadership.","Her nomination followed a contentious history with earlier Trump nominees and political tensions."],"topics":["Health","Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-08-05T19:05:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-05T20:07:08.337Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/99556471-bc81-42aa-9f6c-e32f993c7650"}