RFK Jr. scores enough votes to advance in bid to lead U.S. health department. What's next?
Former Westchester resident and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is one step closer to becoming the country's top health official, scoring enough votes from the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday, Jan. 4 to advance his nomination to the full Senate.
RFK Jr. confirmation vote for HHS secretary: Date, timing, what to know
Did RFK Jr. get confirmed by the Senate? Here's the latest on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination for Health and Human Services secretary.
RFK Jr. passes key Senate panel vote to advance health secretary nomination
All eyes were on Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican and longtime doctor who expressed deep concern about Kennedy's history of anti-vaccine comments.
Did RFK Jr get approved? When will the Senate vote on RFK Jr?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is one step closer to being in charge of the nation's health.
Cannabis stocks climb on RFK Jr. committee vote and Senate banking hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., seen as pro-cannabis, is heading toward expected approval as Health and Human Services secretary, and cannabis banking woes were aired during a committee hearing Wednesday.
RFK Jr. Clears Committee Vote, Is On Track to Become Health Secretary
Kennedy Jr. to lead the Health and Human Services Department advanced Tuesday after a key swing Republican voted for the nominee in the Senate Finance Committee, likely clearing his path to confirmation.
RFK Jr. clears key Senate committee, moving Trump's HHS pick to full Senate
By a 14-13 vote along party lines, the Senate Finance Committee voted to move Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s HHS nomination to the Senate floor.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s HHS Secretary Nomination Advances to Floor Vote
After months of uncertainty, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took a major step toward confirmation as the next HHS secretary after the Senate Finance Committee voted along party lines to advance his nomination.
RFK Jr. passes key HHS confirmation hurdle with Senate panel vote
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead Health and Human Services faced tough questioning in hearings about vaccines, abortion and other major health-care issues.
RFK Jr, Tulsi Gabbard clear first vote towards Senate confirmation
Robert F Kennedy Jr and Tulsi Gabbard have cleared a key hurdle on the way to Senate confirmation for the cabinet roles that US President Donald Trump nominated them to take on. Kennedy was tapped to be the next US health secretary,
RFK Jr. claims ultra-processed foods are “poison.” What does he plan to do about it?
Despite his previous claims that ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are “poisonous," Robert F. Kennedy Jr. won’t take any ...
GOP vaccine defenders are bowing to RFK Jr. at a perilous time
They voted in unison for the prominent purveyor of vaccine misinformation even as it became even clearer that they were ...
RFK Jr Senate hearing resurrects Lyme disease bioweapon conspiracy theory
Senators who grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his controversial medical claims following his nomination to be US health ...
Legal experts say RFK Jr.'s move to give financial interest in vaccine lawsuits to family is 'not unusual'
Amid scrutiny over Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s pledge to divest his financial stake in vaccine lawsuits to his family, legal ...
How the White House convinced skeptical Republicans to back RFK Jr., Gabbard and Hegseth
Sen. Todd Young didn’t back Donald Trump in 2024. But that didn’t stop Young from calling the president this past weekend as ...
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Here is how we know that vaccines do not cause autism
Vaccines do not cause autism. You’ve almost certainly read that before — but often without a full explanation of how we know ...
LA Times owner slapped with community note after author of RFK Jr op-ed claims article edited out criticism
Eric Reinhart, the author of a Los Angeles Times op-ed column, is claiming that the paper edited out his strong criticism of ...
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Why Louisiana's Bill Cassidy voted to confirm Trump nominee RFK Jr., despite vaccine misgivings
Health chief nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wouldn’t deny his long-held skepticism about vaccinations, but he agreed not to ...