The Senate on Wednesday confirmed former pharmaceutical executive Alex Azar as the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. 
President Donald Trump announced Monday that he is nominating Alex Azar to be the next secretary of health and human services, calling him a "star." 
Tom Price resigned his post as secretary of health and human services on Friday afternoon amid backlash over his travel on private planes. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price has apologized for flying on private planes for government and personal business and pledged to reimburse taxpayers for the cost of the flights. 
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price threw the first pitch at a Washington Nationals baseball game on Wednesday and was met with boos from the crowd. 
Failed Democratic congressional candidate Jon Ossoff will be part of a panel discussion on Saturday to discuss how to have success in the 2018 midterms at the left-wing activist gathering, Netroots Nation. 
The Department of Justice on Thursday announced charges against 412 people in the largest combined health care fraud bust in the department's history. 