{
  "id": 190462,
  "title": "Senate confirms Erica Schwartz as new CDC leader",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/senate-confirms-erica-schwartz-as-new-cdc-leader",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-05T19:12:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/6011847-senate-confirms-dr-erica-schwartz-cdc/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will soon have a new official director for the first time in nearly a year, after the Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Dr. Erica Schwartz. Schwartz was confirmed on a mostly party-line 51-44 vote. Sen. Tim Kaine (Va.) was the lone Democrat to vote in her...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Senate poised to confirm CDC leader",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/senate-poised-to-confirm-cdc-leader",
        "published": "2026-08-04T22:24:09.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}