Trump’s Maha agenda stalled as top CDC and surgeon general roles sit empty

Trump has yet to nominate a permanent CDC director and the Senate confirmation of his pick for top doctor is in limbo Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The Trump administration’s “Make America healthy again” (Maha) agenda appears to be stalled as two of the government’s most influential public health positions…

Key takeaways

Quick scan — what you need to know:

• Trump has yet to nominate a permanent CDC director and the Senate confirmation of his pick for top doctor is in limbo Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox…
• The president has yet to nominate a permanent director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), leaving a leaderless agency that has been plagued by turmoil for the past year.
• At the same time, Trump’s controversial pick for surgeon general, Casey Means, remains in limbo as her nomination stalls in the Senate.
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Background

What led here, in plain terms:

• Trump has yet to nominate a permanent CDC director and the Senate confirmation of his pick for top doctor is in limbo Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox…
• The president has yet to nominate a permanent director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), leaving a leaderless agency that has been plagued by turmoil for the past year.
• At the same time, Trump’s controversial pick for surgeon general, Casey Means, remains in limbo as her nomination stalls in the Senate.
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Why it matters

Why readers and decision-makers should care:

• Trump has yet to nominate a permanent CDC director and the Senate confirmation of his pick for top doctor is in limbo Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox…
• The president has yet to nominate a permanent director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), leaving a leaderless agency that has been plagued by turmoil for the past year.
• At the same time, Trump’s controversial pick for surgeon general, Casey Means, remains in limbo as her nomination stalls in the Senate.