CDC Left Without Director as White House Misses Key Deadline (1)

The Trump administration missed a deadline to name a new director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, leaving it without a leader and adding to a year of turmoil at the country’s foremost public health agency.

The White House didn’t nominate a director on Wednesday, missing the 210-day window to submit a name to the Senate since the CDC last had a permanent director.

In practice, the absence likely will have a limited effect on the CDC’s day-to-day operations, said Dorit Reiss, a professor at UC Law San Francisco. Some of the director’s responsibilities can be ...