Weldon was told Wednesday night that his nomination was being withdrawn, another Trump administration official said. The White House decided to pull Weldon’s nomination when it became clear that he would not have the votes to be favorably reported out of committee because of his past controversial comments about vaccines, the official said.

The Trump administration withdrew the nomination of Dave Weldon for the top job at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as it grew clear there were not enough Senate votes to confirm him.

The White House has withdrawn its nomination of Dr. Dave Weldon to serve as the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, two Trump administration official familiar with the decision told CNN.

The Senate finds itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare

Teddy Schleifer, New York Times Correspondent joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to Elon Musk putting $100 million directly into Donald Trump’s political operation, coming the day after the President used the White House South Lawn as a Tesla showroom to try to help him sell cars,

Instead of the presidential motorcade of large, black SUVs lined up on the driveway of the South Lawn, there were five Teslas for Trump to peruse. Trump announced his intention to buy a Tesla on Monday night to support his close adviser billionaire Elon Musk,

Some Senate Democrats are pushing for an ethics investigation into the White House promotional stunt led by President Donald Trump to support Elon Musk’s electric car company as its stock prices plummet.