Senate votes to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary
Kennedy managed to allay the concerns of several key GOP senators over his anti-vaccine activism. Mitch McConnell was the lone Republican to vote against him.
How every senator voted on RFK Jr. for health secretary
The Senate voted to confirm Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., former environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine activist, as secretary of health and human services in a 52-48 vote.
RFK Jr. wins confirmation as Trump’s health secretary
RFK Jr. will oversee agencies that spend $1.7 trillion annually on vaccines, food safety and the Medicare and Medicaid health insurance programs that cover roughly half of all Americans.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confirmed by Senate as U.S. health secretary
RFK Jr. was confirmed Thursday as HHS secretary, but it remains to be seen how he will turn his MAHA vision into specific policies to improve America's health.
When is RFK confirmation vote as HHS secretary?: What to know about full Senate vote
Senators voted on a party-line Wednesday to advance President Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as secretary of the Health and Human Services Department. Kennedy, the anti-vaccine guru who has drawn sharp criticism from Democrats,
Senate confirms Robert F Kennedy Jr. to serve as Trump's Health secretary
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary in President Donald Trump's cabinet.
Senate confirms RFK Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary
The Senate voted on Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Health and Human Services secretary, a victory for President Donald Trump after Kennedy faced intense scrutiny over his controversial views on vaccines and public health policy.
Senate confirms RFK Jr. as health secretary; McConnell lone GOP dissenter
Longtime vaccine critic Robert F. Kennedy is now the nation’s top health official, after the Senate Thursday voted almost entirely on party lines to confirm him atop a department of nearly 100,000
RFK Jr. confirmed as health secretary after contentious Senate hearings
The 52-48 vote for President Donald Trump's controversial nominee fell largely along party lines, with former majority leader Mitch McConnell the only Republican to vote against RFK Jr.'s confirmation.
'We need to make America healthy again...' Cassidy releases statement on RFK, Jr. confirmation
Cassidy vowed to protect Americans' access to vaccines after providing the swing vote to advance immunization skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination.
RFK Jr. now runs America’s health agencies
Democrats said Kennedy’s history of criticizing widely accepted vaccines made him a dangerous choice to lead HHS.
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Food and drug companies have expressed optimism, but the new health secretary and his MAHA movement will likely make waves.
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RFK Jr. HHS Confirmation Live Updates: Sen. Susan Collins Says She’ll Support Kennedy
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