Kennedy Jr. is now the nation’s top health official, after the Senate on Thursday voted almost entirely on party lines to confirm him atop a department of nearly 100,000 employees that runs 13 agencies. The 52-48 confirmation vote for the secretary of the Department of Health and Human ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was pressed to clarify his views on vaccines, abortion and public health priorities in the first of two senate hearings as he tries to make the case to become President Donald Trump’s health secretary.
The case of the wrongly deported Maryland man has sparked perhaps the most consequential standoff so far between the judiciary and the White House. Elliott Davis Jr.April 15, 2025 The president threatened Harvard’s tax-exempt status a day after withholding billions from the ...
Hassan said she was confused: “You have clearly stated in the past that bodily autonomy is one of your core values. The question is: Do you stand for this value or not? Kennedy repeatedly leaned on the phrase: “I have always believed abortion is a tragedy” — including d...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was pressed to clarify his views on vaccines, abortion and public health priorities in the first of two Senate hearings as he tries to make the case to become President Donald Trump’s health secretary.
Cassidy said last week that he had been "struggling" with Kennedy's nomination because he fears RFK Jr., who hasraised doubtsabout vaccines in the past, could undermine faith in vaccines. Cassidy spoke to Kennedy on Sunday, according to a person familiar with their conversation, though the Lo...
“This is an emotional important issue, and I know that many people on the left watching that can’t stand Bobby Kennedy and stand President Trump,” said Means. But he urged them to keep an open mind. Why MAHA was a blind spot for Democrats ...
KENNEDY JR.’s media strategy, or reporters are eager for something to cover other than President JOE BIDEN vs. DONALD TRUMP — or both — because the man has been everywhere. This morning, there are three distinct stories on Kennedy that are worth your time....
Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana outlined the stakes Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will face in the hearings. “I expect him to address all of these issues head-on and tell us, tell the committee, and, more importantly, the American people in front of God and country, what his position...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s choice to lead HHS, appears before a key Senate health committee stacked with lawmakers who could cast the deciding vote for or against him.