Jim O’Neill, the current deputy secretary of Health and Human Services and top aide to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has been appointed as the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a source tells CBS News. Jared Eggleston reports.
Jim O’Neill appointed as temporary CDC director replacement
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Aug 29, 2025 | 11:21 AM

BREAKING THE BUDGET IMPASSE
What should be done to break the impasse in approving Pennsylvania’s budget?
Increase income taxes to pay for more spending.
Draw down the state's rainy day funds to pay for more spending.
Tax the so-called "skill games" machines to pay for more spending.
Legalize recreational marijuana to pay for more spending.
We don't need more spending, we need less! No new taxes!
We do need to increase spending on some programs, but there's plenty of wasteful spending we should cut. No new taxes!
Voting Ends: Oct 7, 2025 | 12:00 PM