President Obama on Friday appointed Ron Klain as Ebola czar after days of speculation on whether or not Obama would appoint someone to the job.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief along with other health officials were grilled on Capitol Hill Thursday at a hearing to examine Ebola in the United States. One of the more shocking moments from the nearly three-hour hearing was when Dr. Daniel Varga, Chief Clinical Officer of Texas Health Resources, admitted there was no actual training for the staff at the Texas hospital before Thomas Duncan was admitted.
Out on the campaign trail this week, many debates took place across the country with just a few weeks left to go before the 2014 midterm elections. The most bizarre moment took place at the Florida gubernatorial debate Wednesday night when Gov. Rick Scott refused to take the stage because challenger Charlie Crist had an electric fan with him to keep him from sweating.