The White House has withdrawn the nomination of Dave Weldon to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee announced it has canceled Weldon’s nomination hearing, originally set for 10 a.m. EDT Thursday, following the withdrawal.
No reason has been given for the decision to withdraw the nomination.
A White House official confirmed Weldon’s nomination was pulled, but did not offer an explanation about why.
Brett Samuels contributed to this developing report, which was updated at 10:08 a.m. EDT.