https://www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/cdc-acting-director-jay-bhattacharya/
Feb 18, 2026 - Bhattacharya will be the third leader of the public health agency since this summer, but his term is limited by law.
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https://cdc.gov/media/releases/2025/2025-statement-from-laura-chanchien-parajon-md-mph-director-acting-cdcs-national-center-for-1.html
We extend our deepest condolences to Suzy's family, her friends, and all who cared about her.
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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/judge-threatens-hold-acting-ice-director-contempt-flouting-court-order-rcna256107
Jan 27, 2026 - A man was released from immigration detention in Minnesota, his attorney said Tuesday, after a federal judge threatened to hold the acting director of U.S.
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https://www.nga.org/news/press-releases/governors-announce-dr-brandon-tatum-as-acting-executive-director-and-ceo-of-the-national-governors-association/
Nov 20, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – National Governors Association (NGA) Chair Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, Vice Chair Maryland Governor Wes Moore and the Executive...
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https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/02/02/lyons-immigration-police-boston-massachusetts
Since Lyons' promotion out of Boston, into the top ranks of ICE last year, immigration raids have deployed harsher tactics than some in local law enforcement...
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https://www.breitbart.com/pre-viral/2025/12/16/acting-ice-director-denies-ilhan-omars-claims-that-agents-pulled-over-her-son-zero-record/
Dec 17, 2025 - Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons has rejected the viral claims made by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN).
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https://www.firstpost.com/world/cia-director-meets-venezuelas-acting-president-in-first-highlevel-us-talks-since-maduros-capture-13969497.html
Jan 17, 2026 - CIA Director John Ratcliffe has travelled to Venezuela to meet with acting President Delcy Rodríguez, becoming the highest ranking Trump administration...
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https://www.statnews.com/2025/10/18/richard-besser-interview-first-opinion-podcast-transcript/
Oct 18, 2025 - “Don't demonize people you haven't gotten to know,” former CDC acting director Richard Besser says on the “First Opinion Podcast.”
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https://theweek.com/politics/nih-jay-bhattacharya-cdc-director
Feb 19, 2026 - Jay Bhattacharya, a critic of the CDC’s Covid-19 response, will now lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2026/02/18/nih-director-will-be-acting-cdc-chief-oneill-head-nsf
The National Institutes of Health director will become acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and President Trump will nominate the...
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https://flipboard.com/topic/news/trump-administration-releases-minnesota-detainee-after-judge-threatens-to-hold-a/a-HDBRUg45Rk-czyGiH9OfoQ%3Aa%3A47769541-e716fe28ea%2Fnbcnews.com
Jan 27, 2026 - NBC News - The judge had ordered acting ICE Director Todd Lyons to appear in court Friday and explain why ICE was violating a court order related to the...
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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cia-director-venezuela-meet-acting-president-delcy-rodriguez-official-says
Jan 16, 2026 - CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with acting President Delcy Rodríguez and other top officials in Caracas on Thursday, a U.S. official told Fox News.
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https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/rfk-jrs-top-deputy-acting-cdc-director-departs-health-agencies-5986652
Feb 17, 2026 - No explanation of Jim O'Neill’s exit has been made public.
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https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/national-institutes-of-health-director-to-serve-as-acting-cdc-director-5987223
Feb 18, 2026 - Jim O'Neill recently left the government, leaving the CDC position vacant.
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nih-jay-bhattacharya-acting-cdc-director/
Feb 18, 2026 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hasn't had a Senate confirmed director since last summer, and that official was in the job for less than a month.
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https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/newsroom/news-releases/greg-barbaccia-appointed-acting-director-of-the-tts-02192026
WASHINGTON — The General Services Administration (GSA) today announced that Gregory Barbaccia, currently the Federal Chief Information Officer for the United...
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