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Day 2 of RFK Jr. confirmation hearings focuses on vaccines and Trump priorities
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was back on Capitol Hill for a hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee.CBS News - 3h -
RFK Jr. grilled on vaccines, abortion in confirmation hearing to be HHS secretary
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.CBS News - 20h -
RFK Jr. questioned for hours on vaccines, abortion in contentious Senate hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced questions from senators in a hearing that last more than three hours Wednesday as he strives to be confirmed as President Trump's director of the Department of Health ...CBS News - 22h -
RFK Jr sought ‘Make America Healthy Again’ trademark for vaccine marketing
Trump’s health secretary pick transferred ownership of Maha slogan application to anti-vaccine ally Del Bigtree. Robert F Kennedy Jr , the anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist nominated ...The Guardian - 5h -
RFK Jr. questioned for hours on vaccines, abortion in contentious Senate hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced questions from senators in a hearing that last more than three hours Wednesday as he strives to be confirmed as President Trump's director of the Department of Health ...CBS News - 22h -
Senators grill RFK Jr. on vaccinations in confirmation hearing
Health and Human Services secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended some of his past controversial vaccine statements on the first day of his confirmation hearings Wednesday. CBS News ...CBS News - 22h -
What RFK Jr. told senators about his views on vaccines, abortion
President Trump's nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., appeared for a confirmation hearing before senators Wednesday on Capitol Hill. As Republicans ...CBS News - 23h -
RFK Jr. tries (again) to distance himself from the anti-vaccine movement
On the day of his confirmation hearing to be secretary of health and human services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.NBC News - 23h -
As RFK Jr. faces Senate hearings, here's where he stands on vaccines, food dyes
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faces his Senate confirmation hearings to lead the HHS, here's where he stands on health issues including vaccines and food dyes.ABC News - 1d -
RFK Jr and Democrats clash over his vaccine history in confirmation hearing
Democrats confront Trump’s pick for health secretary over his seemingly contradictory statements. RFK Jr faces questions about U-turn on abortion in US Senate hearing Robert F Kennedy Jr’s ...The Guardian - 1d -
Senators ask RFK Jr. about vaccine stance reversal
Senate Finance Committee members pushed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about his stance reversal on vaccines as he vies to lead the Department of Health and Human Services for the Trump administration. CBS ...CBS News - 1d -
RFK Jr. hearing live updates: Democrats hammer RFK Jr. on vaccine comments, abortion
He's repeated, "I agree with President Trump. Every abortion is a tragedy."ABC News - 1d -
Democrats hammer RFK Jr. on shifting vaccine, abortion views
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 ...The Hill - 1d -
RFK Jr. grilled on vaccines, abortion in confirmation hearing to be HHS secretary
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.CBS News - 1d -
RFK Jr. grilled on his views on vaccines and abortion in first confirmation hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is facing his first Senate confirmation hearing as President Donald Trump's nominee to be the secretary of health and human services.NBC News - 1d -
'I am supportive of vaccines': Sanders highlights RFK's opposition to childhood vaccines with clothing examples
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., showed examples of infant onesies bearing anti-vaccine slogans sold by an organization founded by Robert Kennedy, Jr., to highlight his previous opposition to vaccines. ...NBC News - 1d -
RFK Jr. faces tough questions on vaccine, abortion stance
Kennedy is facing face tough questions before the Senate Finance Committee.ABC News - 1d -
RFK Jr. asked to explain vaccine stance, pressed about measles outbreak in Samoa
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) pushed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during his Senate confirmation hearing to answer for his past comments on vaccines and about the part he allegedly played in a measles ...CBS News - 1d -
Why we must choose vaccines and reject RFK's skepticism
As more than 15,000 doctors have pointed out, Kennedy’s agenda threatens the health of children and the generations to come.The Hill - 1d -
Protestors twice interrupt RFK Jr. while discussing vaccines during his confirmation hearing
RFK Jr. is likely to be grilled on his anti-vaccine activismNBC News - 1d -
RFK Jr. says he’s not anti-vaccine. But he could profit off claim in vaccine lawsuit.
RFK Jr. played a lead role in building a case against Merck's HPV vaccine and could profit from the lawsuit alleging fraud, even if confirmed as health secretary.ABC News - 2d -
Extreme violence is impossible to understand but we must try
The Axel Rudakubana case shows the importance of the government looking beyond ideologyFinancial Times - 2d -
As RFK Jr. raises vaccine doubts, data shows how many lives they've saved
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, has raised doubts about vaccines — but history shows they've saved millions of lives.CBS News - 3d -
Pediatricians Try New Tactics To Win Over Vaccine Skeptical Parents
As trust in medicine declines and vaccine hesitancy spreads, doctors are changing how they talk about lifesaving childhood shots.The New York Times - 6d -
Experts saw Samoa's plunging vaccination rates as a crisis. RFK Jr. saw an opportunity.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s pick for health secretary, sought to use Samoa’s measles vaccine pause as a ‘natural experiment’ months before a deadly outbreak.NBC News - 6d -
Reject Trump’s ‘American carnage’ and choose Lincoln’s ‘better angels’
What Trump did in his first inaugural speech was to paint a picture of a very dark reality, one that included not only “American carnage” but a landscape blighted by “rusted-out factories, ...The Hill - Jan. 20 -
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 -
‘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 -
Rise of vaccine distrust - why more of us are questioning jabs
Confidence in all types of vaccination has taken a hit. The question is why, and what can be done about it?BBC News - Jan. 16 -
Why people are increasingly choosing to spend time away from others
In "The Anti-Social Century," Derek Thompson examines the rise of social isolation, a growing issue that predates the COVID-19 pandemic. He joins to discuss how people are increasingly choosing to ...CBS News - Jan. 15 -
We must move fast to avert a national electricity crisis
The Inflation Reduction Act's renewables subsidies have caused a shortfall in electricity capacity, leading to higher prices and potential blackouts, and Congress must act quickly to avert the ...The Hill - Jan. 12 -
To resist the climate crisis, we must resist the billionaire class | Peter Kalmus
To solve the climate crisis, power must flow away from the billionaire class. When I feel uncertain, I find it’s helpful to write down things I know to be true. Fossil fuels are causing ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
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 -
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 -
Why some Republicans remain skeptical of House Speaker Mike Johnson
Some Republicans remain hesitant as they prepare to vote for House speaker. This comes as Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson seeks to retain the gavel. CBS News' Taurean Small reports.CBS News - Jan. 3