President Donald Trump has named Susan Monarez as his nominee for the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), calling the candidate "a dedicated public servant.

Trump abruptly withdrew the nomination of his first pick, David Weldon, earlier this month. Monarez has been serving as the CDC’s acting director since January. She came from an outside federal ...

March 24 (UPI) --President Trump on Monday selected Dr. Susan Monarez, the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for the permanent role, replacing David Weldon ...