President Trump withdrew Dr. Casey Means' stalled surgeon general nomination and has picked radiologist and former cable-news medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier as his new nominee. Politico reports Saphier is a more conventional choice but faces skepticism from the MAHA faction of the GOP, which is pushing for more aggressive health-policy changes and may not back a less aligned candidate. That tension could complicate Senate support and deepen splits within the coalition that helped elect the current administration.
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