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. appears on his way to being Trump's health secretary after a party-line vote
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears likely to soon be taking the helm as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. The Senate Finance committee voted along party lines, 14-13, to favorably report his nomination to the full Senate. A vote to confirm him likely will happen in the coming days or perhaps next week.
RFK Jr. closes in on HHS cabinet post after Senate panel vote
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., once seen as a longshot to serve as America’s top health official, is now set to head to the Senate floor for a confirmation vote.
RFK Jr. appears on track to become US health secretary as he wins key Republican senator's support
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vocal vaccine skeptic and activist lawyer, appeared on track to become the nation's health secretary after winning the crucial support of Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a doctor who says Kennedy has assured him he would not topple the nation's childhood vaccination program.
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.
Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr. advance out of Senate committees, await floor vote
Last week, a top Republican told Kennedy his views on vaccines were 'unfounded and misleading.' The senator changed his tune ahead of the vote on Tuesday.
RFK Jr.’s Nomination to Lead HHS Passes Committee Vote Along Party Lines
The Finance Committee voted to forward the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for health secretary to the full Senate.
How Bill Cassidy, a lifelong vaccination advocate, wound up voting for RFK Jr. as health secretary
On Monday night, just hours ahead of a Senate committee vote Tuesday on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination as health secretary, Sen. Bill Cassidy was still deciding what to do. Cassidy, who worked 30 years in public hospitals in Louisiana,
Senate panel advances RFK Jr.'s nomination to be health secretary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cleared a key hurdle Tuesday after a Senate panel voted to advance his nomination to be health and human services secretary to the full chamber.
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How the White House convinced skeptical Republicans to back RFK Jr., Gabbard and Hegseth
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s HHS secretary nomination moves to full Senate after committee vote
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Birthright citizenship and guns, RFK Jr., DEI and more: Letters
Letter writers tackle updating the 14th and 2nd amendments to the constitution, offer an argument in favor of RFK Jr. and ...
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How Much RFK Jr. Paid a Sexual Misconduct Accuser to Stay Silent
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. paid nearly $1 million to settle a sexual misconduct case brought by one of the employees at his ...