Capitol agenda: Johnson's budget dare, RFK Jr. confirmation vote

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Capitol agenda: Johnson's next battles

Politico - 4d
Confirmation votes expected this week for Tulsi Gabbard, RFK Jr.

Republicans are racing to shore up support for Trump Cabinet nominees Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard with confirmation votes expected for them this week. CBS News congressional ...
CBS News - Feb. 10
Senate voting on RFK Jr.'s confirmation as HHS secretary

RFK Jr. faced weeks of questions regarding the longtime anti-vaccine activist's ability to be confirmed to the nation's top health care post.
CBS News - 5d
McConnell becomes lone Republican to vote against RFK Jr.'s confirmation

President Trump's Cabinet grew on Thursday, with the Senate confirming Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary in a 52 to 48 vote. Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky ...
CBS News - 5d
RFK Jr. confirmed as health secretary

The GOP-controlled Senate voted Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine activist, to lead the country’s most powerful health care agency.
NBC News - 5d
RFK Jr. Confirmed as Health Secretary

Republicans fell in line behind Trump despite hesitancy over Kennedy’s views on vaccines.
Inc. - 5d
RFK Jr. on track for confirmation as HHS secretary

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears to have cinched the votes he needs to be confirmed as secretary of Health and Human Services. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has more.
CBS News - 5d
Senate to vote on budget resolution this week in race to enact Trump agenda

Senate Republicans are set to vote on their budget resolution this week as the chamber makes its move toward enacting a big chunk of President Trump's agenda. Senate Majority Leader John Thune ...
The Hill - 14h
RFK Jr. Made These Promises to Win Key Senator's Vote

This is a MedPage Today story. Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD (R-La.), said he received numerous pledges from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Trump administration to protect medicine and science -- ...
ABC News - Feb. 9
Senate Votes to Advance RFK Jr's Health Secretary Nomination

The Senate voted along party lines to advance the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for health secretary to the floor for a final vote, likely Thursday.
The New York Times - 6d
Senate tees up final vote on RFK Jr. to lead HHS

The Senate voted along party lines Wednesday to end debate on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a key step that puts him on the precipice ...
The Hill - 6d
Watch live: Senate votes on RFK Jr. to lead HHS

Senators will take to the floor Thursday morning to vote on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Kennedy’s confirmation would put the ...
The Hill - 5d
Here's What RFK Jr. Can and Can't Do if Confirmed as HHS Chief

This is a MedPage Today story. President Trump said he would take health agencies in a new direction on the campaign trail and has chosen some controversial nominees to help him achieve his goal, ...
ABC News - Feb. 9
RFK Jr. Wrong on Medicare, Medicaid During Senate Confirmation Hearing

This is a MedPage Today story. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s statements before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday revealed a concerning lack of knowledge about the major health programs he'd ...
ABC News - Feb. 9
Senate confirms RFK Jr. as Health secretary; McConnell lone GOP dissenter

Longtime vaccine critic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now the nation’s top health official, after the Senate on Thursday voted almost entirely on party lines to confirm him atop a department of nearly ...
The Hill - 5d
12:30 Report — Trump gets his team as RFK Jr. confirmed

{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Thursday. The third season of “The White Lotus” premieres on HBO Max this weekend!! 🎉In this edition: The Senate confirms RFK Jr. Elon Musk’s federal layoffs begin. ...
The Hill - 5d
Senate Confirms RFK Jr., a Prominent Vaccine Skeptic, as Health Secretary

The vote capped a remarkable rise for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who was confirmed by a Republican Senate in a chamber where his father and uncles once served as Democrats.
The New York Times - 5d
How RFK Jr. achieved his HHS confirmation after vaccine controversy

The Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services on Thursday. He faced questions over his past remarks on the efficacy of vaccines during his confirmation ...
CBS News - 5d
US Senate narrowly confirms RFK Jr as health secretary

Kennedy will oversee the US health industry including food safety, pharmaceuticals and vaccinations.
BBC News - 5d
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confirmed as HHS secretary in 52-48 vote

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will likely be sworn in Thursday afternoon as the new secretary of Health and Human Services after being confirmed by the Senate in a 52-48 vote. CBS News congressional ...
CBS News - 5d
Republicans eye dueling budget votes next week as Mike Johnson faces pressure to act

House Speaker Mike Johnson is eying a committee vote next week to kickstart a massive multi-trillion-dollar package to advance President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda.
NBC News - Feb. 7
Senate advances RFK Jr.'s nomination to lead HHS, teeing up final vote

The Senate voted to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, teeing up a final vote on his confirmation.
CBS News - 6d
Trump blasts McConnell for voting against RFK Jr., disregarding his childhood polio

President Trump on Thursday blasted Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for his vote opposing Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., disregarding his childhood bout with polio and ...
The Hill - 5d
Trump joins RFK Jr.'s swearing in after his narrow Senate confirmation to lead HHS

RFK Jr.'s confirmation comes after months of controversy and debate, largely focused on his past comments casting doubt on the safety of vaccines.
ABC News - 4d
Capitol agenda: GOP starts to balk at Musk cuts

Politico - 22h
Senate sets budget vote

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Senate tees up budget resolution vote Senate Republicans are set to vote this ...
The Hill - 12h
Johnson quietly shops new budget blueprint

The rough plan would cut less spending than hard-liners want while also scaling back potential tax cuts.
Politico - Feb. 10
Speaker Johnson bullish on budget blueprint's prospects

Politico - 5d
RFK Jr. is the health revolution America needs

President Trump's nominee, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is the right person to lead Health and Human Services to transform the health care system from disease-treatment to prevention.
The Hill - Feb. 11
RFK Jr. sworn in as nation's Health secretary

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in as the nation’s top health official Thursday in the Oval Office, completing an improbable arc for the anti-vaccine activist and one-time Democratic presidential ...
The Hill - 5d
Johnson urges Senate to wait for House to "do its work" on Trump agenda

House Republicans met for several hours with Trump Thursday, after GOP senators planned move forward with their own plan to enact Trump's priorities.
CBS News - Feb. 6
Senate eyes possibility of vote-a-rama on budget resolution

The Senate this week may move ahead with its budget resolution to enact part of President Trump’s legislative agenda, an effort that would include an hours-long vote-a-rama — which Democrats could ...
The Hill - 1d
Russ Vought confirmed as White House budget chief

Democrats fought the OMB nominee's confirmation, elevating a little-known agency head to the national spotlight amid larger anxieties about the fate of congressional spending authority.
Politico - Feb. 6
Senate to vote on Tulsi Gabbard's confirmation for intelligence chief

The Senate advanced Gabbard's nomination in a party-line procedural vote Monday night, teeing up a vote on final passage.
CBS News - Feb. 11
Mitch McConnell voted against Tulsi Gabbard's confirmation

Former Senate leader Mitch McConnell voted against Tulsi Gabbard during her confirmation hearing for director of national intelligence. This is not the first time McConnell has voted against one of ...
CBS News - 6d
Sen. Cassidy will vote to confirm Patel as FBI head

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) announced that he will vote to confirm Kash Patel, President Trump’s choice to lead the FBI. Cassidy, the chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions ...
The Hill - 8h

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