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Senate panel sets hearing on Tulsi Gabbard nomination
The Senate Intelligence Committee has scheduled a hearing to review the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard to serve as director of national intelligence. The Jan. 30 hearing comes after Democrats ...The Hill - Jan. 23 -
RFK Jr. says wife Cheryl Hines will 'stop sales' of beauty products if he becomes HHS head
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says wife Cheryl Hines will halt sales of her cosmetics line if he's confirmed to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. The "Curb Your Enthusiasm" actor launched ...The Hill - Jan. 23 -
RFK Jr. would put our kids’ safety at risk
Senators should not be fooled by Kennedy’s posturing and should demand straight answers from him, because our children’s health depends on it.The Hill - Jan. 23 -
RFK Jr. faces mounting bipartisan criticism
Pressure is mounting on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as critics squeeze senators from both sides of the aisle to oppose President Trump’s pick to be the nation’s top health official. Kennedy’s bipartisan ...The Hill - Jan. 23 -
Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers leader freed by Trump, seen on Capitol Hill
Stewart Rhodes was serving an 18-year prison sentence for seditious conspiracy when he was freed by President Trump.CBS News - Jan. 22 -
RFK Jr. releases financial disclosure
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story What RFK Jr.’s disclosures tell us about the Trump HHS pick Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee ...The Hill - Jan. 23 -
Where does RFK Jr.'s health secretary nomination stand?
Health and Human Services secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to appear before senators on Capitol Hill next week. It's a highly anticipated confirmation hearing partly because of the ...CBS News - Jan. 22 -
RFK Jr. reports up to $1.2M in credit card debt, $30M net worth
From law firm payouts to endorsements and book deals, nominee for HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. raked in at least $12 million in the past two years.ABC News - Jan. 22 -
Cheryl Hines to stop sales of her cosmetics line if RFK Jr. is confirmed
Cheryl Hines, the spouse to Robert Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick to be HHS secretary, had used her husband's image and MAHA branding in the past to sell her products.NBC News - Jan. 22 -
Pence group launches ad campaign opposing RFK Jr. nomination
An advocacy group founded by former Vice President Mike Pence launched a six-figure ad campaign on Wednesday opposing President Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of ...The Hill - Jan. 22 -
Trump’s blanket Jan. 6 pardons stun Republicans on Capitol Hill
President Trump’s sweeping pardons of more than 1,500 people charged with crimes related to the Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021, including individuals who assaulted police officers, stunned Republican ...The Hill - Jan. 22 -
Kash Patel Senate confirmation hearing to be FBI director
Watch live coverage as Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's pick to be FBI director, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee.NBC News - Jan. 21 -
RFK Jr reportedly sought to block Covid-19 vaccinations at height of pandemic
Trump’s pick to lead US health policy lobbied to rescind 2021 authorization and to deny any future vaccine. Robert F Kennedy Jr reportedly sought to block the historic and pioneering new Covid-19 ...The Guardian - Jan. 18 -
RFK Jr. petitioned FDA in 2021 to revoke authorization of all COVID vaccines
RFK Jr. petitioned the FDA in 2021 to revoke authorization of all COVID vaccines.ABC News - Jan. 17 -
RFK Jr. Sought to Stop Covid Vaccinations 6 Months After Rollout
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. petitioned the F.D.A. to revoke authorization of the shots at a time when they were in high demand and considered life-saving.The New York Times - Jan. 17 -
Trump's Cabinet picks grilled on Capitol Hill
Several of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks are testifying at their Senate confirmation hearings. CBS News' Taurean Small breaks down some of the news from their testimony.CBS News - Jan. 16 -
‘Life-or-death consequences’: families fear rollback of school vaccine requirements under RFK Jr
With vaccine sceptic as Trump pick to lead US health policy, parents and advocates anticipate devastating changes. A political battle over school-based Covid protocols in early 2021 quickly ...The Guardian - Jan. 16 -
Critics lambast RFK Jr.'s vax rhetoric
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Anti-RFK Jr. campaign highlights vaccine rhetoric A new report from a left-wing advocacy group highlights ...The Hill - Jan. 15 -
RFK Jr.’s MAHA Movement Obscures America’s Unhealthy Past
Medical historians say that the phrase “Make America Healthy Again” obscures a past during which this country’s people ate, smoked and drank things that mostly left them unwell.The New York Times - Jan. 13 -
Barrasso: 'Paperwork problem' holding up Gabbard hearing
Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) said on Sunday that a “paperwork problem” with the Office of Government Ethics is holding up the hearing for President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the ...The Hill - Jan. 13 -
Sen. Barrasso says "a paperwork problem" is holding up Tulsi Gabbard's hearing
Sen. John Barrasso that the confirmation hearing for Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for director of national intelligence, is being held up by "a paperwork problem" with the ...CBS News - Jan. 12 -
Over 17,000 doctors urge Senate to reject RFK Jr. as health secretary
Thousands of doctors are calling on the Senate to reject Trump's nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., saying he is "actively dangerous."CBS News - Jan. 9 -
More than 15,000 doctors urge Senate to reject RFK Jr. as Health secretary
More than 15,000 doctors across the country signed an open letter urging senators to vote against President-elect Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): ...The Hill - Jan. 9 -
More than 15,000 doctors sign letter urging Senate to reject RFK Jr. as health secretary
President-elect Donald Trump's pick of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for secretary of health and human services has drawn the ire of health care professionals.NBC News - Jan. 9 -
Judiciary panel sets hearing date for Trump AG nominee
The Senate Judiciary Committee has set a hearing date for President-elect Trump’s Attorney General pick Pam Bondi. The hearing will take place on Jan. 15 and 16, giving Senators on the panel the ...The Hill - Jan. 9 -
Cassidy doesn’t seem completely on board with RFK Jr
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Cassidy doesn’t seem completely on board with RFK Jr Senate Health Committee chairman Bill Cassidy (R-La.) ...The Hill - Jan. 8 -
Trump meets with GOP senators on Capitol Hill to push legislative agenda
President-elect Donald Trump met with Republican senators Wednesday night on Capitol Hill to discuss his "big beautiful bill" and all the pieces of his agenda it could hold. CBS News' Caitlin ...CBS News - Jan. 8 -
Watch: Trump meets with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill, pays respect to Carter
President-elect Trump went to Capitol Hill Wednesday evening to meet with Senate Republicans and visit the Rotunda, where the late former President Carter is lying in state. With his inauguration ...The Hill - Jan. 8 -
Cassidy offers no direct endorsement of RFK Jr. following meeting
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), the new Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee chair, did not immediately endorse Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Trump’s pick to be Health ...The Hill - Jan. 8 -
Dem-aligned watchdog group accuses RFK Jr. of voter fraud
A Democratic-aligned watchdog group is accusing Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), of violating election law last year. ...The Hill - Jan. 8 -
Hawaii governor: RFK Jr. 'could actually damage the health of our nation terribly'
Hawaii’s Gov. Josh Green (D) warned that President-elect Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services could “damage” the nation’s health. “The ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Key senator says Trump pick RFK Jr. 'wrong' on vaccines
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story GOP senator says Trump pick RFK Jr. ‘wrong’ on vaccines Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy (La.), the incoming chair ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
GOP senator: RFK Jr. 'wrong' on vaccinations
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), a medical doctor, said President-elect Trump’s pick for secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is “wrong” about vaccinations. In an interview on ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
Security ramps up on Capitol Hill four years after Jan. 6 Capitol attack
Officials in Washington and on Capitol Hill are boosting security ahead of the four-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, with Congress preparing to certify President-elect Trump's ...NBC News - Jan. 6 -
Some Democrats said to be open to backing RFK Jr.
A handful of Senate Democrats are said to be leaving the door open to voting for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to become the next Health and Human Services secretary. As preparations for confirmation ...The Hill - Jan. 4 -
America needs a real challenger to corporate greed, not conspiracy-riddled RFK Jr.
We need more policy leaders who are genuinely committed to challenging corporate power without harmful quackery.The Hill - Jan. 3