The Latest Breaking News from Susan Monarez

The Trump administration confirmed Wednesday it had fired the head of the top US public health agency after she refused to step down during a standoff with vaccine skeptic Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The escalating dispute over Kennedy's sweeping overhaul of US vaccine policy also led to five…

Susan Monarez, confirmed as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director in July 2025, refused to resign on Wednesday after reports of her removal sparked a major public health controversy.

Gunman Patrick Joseph White expressed discontent with the COVID-19 vaccinations in writings he made before the shooting, authorities said.

The man who attacked the CDC headquarters in Atlanta on Friday fired more than 180 shots into the campus and broke about 150 windows

Shooter, a 30-year-old man who died during violence, fired dozens of rounds into buildings and killed police officer

Senate HELP panel advances Monarez for CDC director - Health Care

RFK Jr has direct control, but Senate testimony in May that someone else is running the agency has created confusion

The vaccine advisory panel will vote on whether to ban a preservative called thimerosal

Dr Michael Ross was involved in multiple private healthcare firms and withdrew after a review of financial holdings