White House withdraws nomination for CDC director

WASHINGTON —  The White House has withdrawn the nomination of Dr. David Weldon, a former Florida congressman, to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Senate health committee announced Thursday morning that it was canceling a planned hearing on Weldon’s nomination because of the withdrawal. A person familiar with the matter, who spoke…

GHD Digital Celebrates Municipal Clients for Excellence in Digital Government Innovation

GHD Digital Celebrates Municipal Clients for Excellence in Digital Government Innovation – Politics News Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for global professionals · Thursday, March 13, 2025 · 793,604,501 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences RSS…

The return of Erik Prince: How a notorious military contractor maneuvered his way back inside Trump’s orbit

CNN  —  In late January, Erik Prince, a long-time ally of President Donald Trump and a notorious private security contractor, gathered a meeting of executives in Washington, DC, to discuss ways their own private security firms might help the new administration deport millions of undocumented migrants. One proposal in particular caught Prince’s attention: the idea…

Do Not Abandon the Care Agenda

Reading all the post-election punditry, it would be easy to conclude that voters didn’t buy into President Biden’s post-neoliberal economic ideas—or, by extension, his vision of an economy where care is a public good and the government plays a meaningful role in ensuring access to it. Yet that would be the wrong conclusion. It would…

House continues advancing legislation in final days

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Representative James Allen Tipton Week In Review: House continues advancing legislation as regular session enters final days The legislature is scheduled to adjourn the 2025 regular session by midnight, March 28. As this date now draws closer, the House has continued its passage of many key measures related to education, Medicaid, criminal justice,…