U.S. Senate Confirms Alex Azar As Trump Administration’s 2nd HHS Secretary
Associated Press: Senate confirms Alex Azar as Trump’s new health secretary
“President Donald Trump’s second health secretary won Senate approval Wednesday. Alex Azar will take over a sprawling department shaken by his predecessor’s early exit. The GOP-majority Senate voted 55-43, largely along party lines, to confirm the former drug company and government executive to join the Trump cabinet…” (Alonso-Zaldivar, 1/24).
Additional coverage is available from CQ News, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post.
The KFF Daily Global Health Policy Report summarized news and information on global health policy from hundreds of sources, from May 2009 through December 2020. All summaries are archived and available via search.