The Senate confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director, along nearly partisan lines on Wednesday. Schwartz, who was confirmed 51-43 after a turbulent confirmation hearing in the Senate Committee on Health,

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, placing her in charge of a public health agency beleaguered by political meddling an...