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Jun 29, 2025 HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. assumed direct control over the CDC without a confirmed director Corroborated Power and Authority
The arrangement concentrated control over a major public health agency in a political appointee and weakened normal leadership safeguards.
Independently corroborated by5 independent news desks
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- RFK Jr assumes control over CDC in absence of a director — Robert F.
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Week 24 – 2025-06-28–2025-07-04
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