President Trump’s nominees for Health secretary, Commerce secretary, and Small Business Administration administrator are testifying before Senate committees, while Pam Bondi, Trump's choice for attorney general,
Bernie Sanders showed off images of baby onesies sold by the Children's Health Defense, a non-profit that Kennedy started that has pushed policies to end vaccine mandates. The clothing contained messages such as "no vax,
Kennedy Jr. scrapped with senators for more than four hours Wednesday, trying to defend everything from his “conflicting” claims on vaccines to his stance on abortion to past statements that the virus causing COVID-19 was “ethnically targeted” against black and Caucasian people.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced about 3.5 hours of questioning on topics including his past comments on vaccines and abortion during the first of his two confirmation hearings.
Senate Democrats on Wednesday grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President’s Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, during a contentious confirmation hearing, hitting the former
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) described Meta’s $25 million settlement with President Trump for deleting his accounts in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection as a “bribe.” “It looks
Mass., discussed her viral back-and-forth with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during an interview on "The View" on Thursday, saying the U.S. could be left with "no vaccines."
Sen. Bill Cassidy, the top Republican on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, concluded Thursday's hearing by saying he was "struggling" with the nomination due to Kennedy's vaccine positions. Kennedy notably refused to say vaccines don't cause autism as he faced pointed question from lawmakers.
On Thursday’s (January 30) episode of The View, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren was the first guest of the day, on tap to respond to her grilling of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during his confirmation hearing.
Democrats focused on Kennedy's anti-vaccine advocacy. Republicans probed the former Democratic leader on his abortion and agriculture views.
During a break from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Warren spoke to Teen Vogue about Trump 2.0, including how his administration is restricting access to abortion. This interview has been condensed and lightly edited for clarity.