US Surgeon General Hearing Delayed After Nominee Goes Into Labor

A Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday for President Donald Trump’s nominee for US Surgeon General, Casey Means, has been postponed because she has gone into labor, a spokesperson for the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee said Thursday.

Means was more than 40 weeks pregnant, according to prepared remarks for the hearing. She had been scheduled to appear virtually.

Dr. Casey Means and Megyn Kelly attend a confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 29.

Photographer: Ben Curtis/AP Photo

“Everyone’s happy for Dr. Means and her family,” said Rich Danker, a spokesperson for the US Department of Health and Human Services. “This is one of the few times in life it’s easy to ask to move a ...