Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday, teeing up a final vote on his confirmation later this week. In a 53 to 47 vote, the Senate voted to clear the final procedural hurdle to Kennedy's nomination. The vote fell along party lines. ...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said ahead of the vote Thursday morning that he's "proud" that every Democrat will oppose Kennedy's nomination, arguing that if the Senate held a vote on Kennedy under a secret ballot, "Mr. Kennedy would never come close to becoming confir...
Bill Cassidy had a blunt question for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “What’s it going to be?” Cassidy was begging for the simplest possible concession from the man President Trump had chosen to serve as the nation’s top health care official. All he asked was that Kennedy declare “...
Robert F Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump's controversial nomination to lead the top US health agency, will be voted on by the Senate.Why you can trust Sky News Robert F Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump's controversial nomination to lead the top US health agency, will be voted on by the Senate....
So when John F. Kennedy ran for president in 1960, his nephew recalled, the Massachusetts Democrat knew he had to win West Virginia C the state with a then-record-low 2% Catholic population, and where much of the anti-Smith vote in the region during the 1928 cycle came from."It was ...
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 Louisiana senator did not disclose how he planned to vote following their ...
Who is RFK Jr? When Kennedy first announced his campaign as a Democratic presidential candidate in April 2023, he touted his decades-long record as an environmental lawyer. Kennedy— whose father, Robert F. Kennedy, was assassinated during his 1968 presidential campaign — says he did not want...
Trump told Young to “vote your conscience,” the Indiana Republican told CNN. And when Sen. Thom Tillis was considering a no vote on Pete Hegseth to be defense secretary last month, Tillis spoke with Trump and relayed his concerns about new allegations that emerged ahead of the Senate vote...
. Cassidy, who will chair the panel next year, confirmed to reporters on Tuesday that he has a meeting scheduled but did not say when. Kennedy could undergo confirmation hearings both with the HELP Committee and Senate Finance, but only the latter would vote on his confirmation. It doesn’t...
Kennedy Jr. hard today at his hearing for HHS secretary, but expect softballs from Republicans. Whether he will win the panel’s approval and advance to a floor vote remains an open question — any one Republican could end his confirmation hopes if Democrats are united in ...