What: HHS Sec. Kennedy’s top public spokesman quit after just two weeks on the job. Politico reports that Thomas Corry’s departure was due to his disagreements with Kennedy and his chief of staff, Stefanie Spear, and unease over how Kennedy was handling a growing measles outbreak in Texas. Corry did not come from Kennedy’s universe of supporters, but served in a similar role at HHS in the previous Trump administration.

Key line: “The sudden departure was prompted by growing disagreement with Kennedy and his principal deputy chief of staff, Stefanie Spear, over their management of the health department, said the two people, who were granted anonymity to speak candidly. Corry had also grown uneasy with Kennedy’s muted response to the intensifying outbreak of measles in Texas, the people said. The outbreak has infected at least 146 people and resulted in the nation’s first death from the disease in a decade.”

Source: Politico