Backlash as White House chooses Robert F Kennedy Jr deputy to run CDC – US politics live

<p>Senators’ fury at developments at US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as Jim O’Neill picked to replace Susan Monarez</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/28/cdc-chief-fired-white-house-monarez-trump">White House picks Kennedy deputy to replace fired CDC chief</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Nearly 1,000 “worker over billionaire” <a href="https://workerslaborday.org/">protests</a> are being planned in all 50 states starting this weekend as part of a Labor Day week of action organized by labor unions and advocacy groups in opposition to the Trump administration’s policies.</strong></p><p>The actions include marches and rallies in cities such as <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-labor-day-rally-march-workers-over-billionaires/">Chicago</a> and <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/aflcio/event/834688/">Los Angeles</a>, a Labor Day parade in <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/aflcio/event/793169/">New York City</a>, rallies in <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/aflcio/event/834949/">Palmer, Alaska</a>, <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/aflcio/event/831978/">Freeport, Maine</a>, and a planned protest at the state capitol in <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/aflcio/event/823900/">Honolulu</a>, Hawaii.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/aug/29/cdc-robert-f-kennedy-jr-donald-trump-federal-reserve-lisa-cook-latest-us-politics-news-live-updates">Continue reading...</a>