US Senate advances Robert F. Kennedy Jr. health nomination toward confirmation
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday advanced President Donald Trump's nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services, setting up a likely vote on awarding him the position in coming days.
RFK Jr.’s Health Secretary Confirmation Live Updates: Senate Advances Nomination—All GOP Senators Vote ‘Yes’
The Senate cleared a procedural hurdle Wednesday to approve Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary—inching one of President Donald Trump’s most controversial Cabinet picks closer to confirmation after he won over some skeptical senators wary of his vaccine views.
Kennedy One Step Closer to Confirmation as Health Secretary After Senate Vote
The Senate voted along party lines to advance the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for health secretary to the floor for a final vote, likely Thursday.
RFK Jr.'s once-wobbly health chief nomination advances in Senate
The Senate paved the way for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday, voting 53-47 along party lines to advance his nomination. Why it matters: Kennedy now has a clear path to confirmation later this week,
RFK Jr. cruises toward confirmation after clearing early Senate vote
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cleared a Senate test vote on Wednesday, placing him on the path to confirmation as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services after a difficult vetting process that focused on his vaccine views.
Senate sets vote on RFK Jr. nomination
The Senate will take another procedural vote Wednesday on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. A final vote will happen soon after. Lawmakers will move to wind down debate on Kennedy after confirming former Democratic Rep.
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If he is confirmed as Health and Human Services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would take over a sprawling bureaucracy with ...
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OPINION: RFK Jr. is uniquely qualified to lead Department of Health and Human Services
OPINION: Please consider Mr. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the next secretary of Health and Human Services so he can consider the ...
Oregon Department of Justice sues over cuts to medical research funding
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RFK Jr. denies past positions on health during confirmation hearing; Find out more here
President Donald Trump picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Now, Kennedy has faced senators at his first confirmation hearing on Jan. 29 and he ...
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NPPC: Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s “scientific” report compromises public health
The Committee’s report will be sent to HHS and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, who will write and finalize the Dietary ...
Health and Human Services secretary influences every aspect of America’s health
Overseeing the FDA, NIH and several other public health and medical research divisions, the HHS secretary is a powerful force in how the nation accesses health care.