Breaking, it's official:
Biden picks Mandy Cohen, the architect of NC’s COVID-19 response, as CDC director
#ncpol
Dawn B. Vaughan
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Dawn B. Vaughan
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Capitol Bureau Chief at @newsobserver. I cover the governor, budget and #ncpol #ncga leaders. B. is for Baumgartner. Host of @underthedome podcast. Army brat.
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- This is updated with Gov. Cooper's statement about her, saying she'd make a "fantastic" CDC director. #ncpol Mandy Cohen, who led NC’s coronavirus response, likely to be Biden’s next CDC leader
