| In an Aug. 19 email to Susan Monarez, who has since been fired from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a top aide to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote: “I wanted to elevate the absolute need for political review of major policy decisions at CDC.” Monarez is set to make her first public appearance since her ouster; follow our live updates on the Senate health committee hearing, scheduled for 10 a.m. Eastern time. | 
