CDC director Susan Monarez was fired after resisting changes to vaccine policy that were advanced by health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr and that she believed contradicted scientific evidence, according to a former acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).<\/p>\n
Richard Besser said Monarez told him there were \u201ctwo things she would never do in the job. One was anything that was deemed illegal, and the second was anything that she felt flew in the face of science \u2013 and she said she was asked to do both of those\u201d.<\/p>\n
Fellow CDC employees cheered the three departing officials who quit after Monarez\u2019s dismissal as they left the Atlanta campus on Thursday, in a show of defiance toward Kennedy and his unscientific claims about vaccines.<\/p>\n
Here is the key Trump administration<\/a> news of the day.<\/p>\n CDC officials who quit in protest lead call to \u2018get politics out of public health\u2019<\/p>\n Senior CDC vaccine research and public health leaders who resigned told hundreds of supporters across the street from campus on Thursday that the Trump administration<\/a> needs to \u201cget politics out of public health\u201d.<\/p>\n The agency is reeling from the firing of the CDC chief, Susan Monarez. Monarez, who was confirmed as its head just a month ago and has refused to be removed. Four senior leaders \u2013 Debra Houry, Demetre Daskalakis, Daniel Jernigan and Jennifer Layden \u2013 then resigned in protest, citing the alleged spread of misinformation under the Trump administration and political interference in their work.<\/p>\n Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n White House reportedly picks Kennedy deputy to replace fired CDC chief<\/p>\n The Trump administration has reportedly chosen a deputy of Robert F Kennedy Jr<\/a> to serve as the acting head of the CDC.<\/p>\n The Associated Press<\/a> and the Washington Post reported<\/a> on Thursday, citing sources familiar with the decision, that the White House had selected Jim O\u2019Neill, currently the deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. The decision would give Kennedy a CDC chief who will be on board with his efforts to overhaul federal vaccine policy, the Post reported.<\/p>\n Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n Trump serious about pursuing a third term, Gavin Newsom warns<\/p>\n The president is gravely serious about running for a third term in violation of the US constitution, California governor Gavin Newsom said on Wednesday, warning Americans to \u201cwake up\u201d to what he described as Trump\u2019s flagrant disregard for democratic norms.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think Donald Trump wants another election,\u201d Newsom, a Democrat, said during a live interview<\/a> at a summit hosted by Politico in Sacramento. \u201cThis guy doesn\u2019t believe in free, fair elections.\u201d<\/p>\n Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n White House seeks to use Chicago-area military base for immigration crackdown<\/p>\n The White House has requested that a US military<\/a> base on the outskirts of Chicago assist with immigration operations as the Trump administration<\/a> plans a broader takeover of Democratic<\/a>-run \u201csanctuary cities\u201d.<\/p>\n On Thursday, the Naval Station Great Lakes confirmed that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had reached out for assistance, telling<\/a> the Associated Press that the DHS had requested \u201climited support in the form of facilities, infrastructure and other logistical needs to support DHS operations\u201d.<\/p>\n Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n US air force to grant military honors to fatally injured January 6 rioter<\/p>\n The air force will provide military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt, the rioter fatally shot during the January 6 Capitol attack, marking another step in Donald Trump\u2019s aggressive rehabilitation of the attack.<\/p>\n Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n Fed governor Lisa Cook sues Trump over \u2018illegal attempt\u2019 to fire her<\/p>\n The Federal Reserve<\/a> governor Lisa Cook<\/a> has filed a lawsuit against the US president over his \u201cunprecedented and illegal attempt\u201d to fire her, calling it an effort to undermine the central bank\u2019s independence.<\/p>\n The lawsuit \u2013 filed by Cook in federal court in Washington on Thursday \u2013 sets the stage for a legal battle over Trump\u2019s extraordinary push for greater control of the central bank.<\/p>\n Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n What else happened today:<\/p>\n