GOP senator faces intraparty criticism after saying he is 'struggling' with RFK Jr's confirmation
The top Republican on the Senate's health committee, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., faced criticism from fellow Republicans after he suggested his vote for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation as Health and Human Services secretary is not a lock.
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Sen. Bill Cassidy Grapples With GOP Loyalty and Medical Views in Hearing With RFK Jr.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Sen. Bill Cassidy has emerged as a central figure in the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose nomination to health and human services secretary poses an equally consequential moment for the second-term Republican facing an uncertain political future in Louisiana.
RFK Jr. Hearing Leaves Key GOP Senator ‘Struggling’ on Vote
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced a second day of tough questions about his nomination to head the Department of Health and Human Services, with pointed interrogation from a key senator about his shifting vaccine stance.
Live updates: RFK Jr., other key Trump nominees in spotlight at Senate confirmation hearings
Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, is scheduled to return to Capitol Hill on Thursday to face a second Senate panel in as many days as he vies for confirmation to lead a nearly $2 trillion agency.
Kennedy as Health Secretary a Struggle for Key Republican US Senator
Kennedy also said gender-affirming care for children has "catastrophic" impacts and that children are not equipped to make judgments about receiving such care. He said he would re
Republican committee chairman ‘struggling’ with RFK Jr. nomination
Sen. Bill Cassidy, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, explains why he is concerned about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. becoming the next secretary of Health and Human Services.
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Worcester Sen. Peter Durant mulling GOP guv bid in 2026
"“I think that the state of Massachusetts would be best served by someone who isn’t an extreme person on the right or the ...
Gov. Josh Shapiro will pitch legalizing recreational marijuana next week in his budget address. The GOP Senate still isn’t sold.
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Kash Patel vows to 'do everything' to help GOP senator expose Epstein files
Tenn., quizzed FBI director nominee Kash Patel on how he would help get to the bottom of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
Gabbard faces bipartisan doubt in spy job hearing; Patel gets GOP embrace as FBI pick
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Trump’s War on Medicaid Will Institutionalize Millions of People
In August 1981, then-President Ronald Reagan signed a bill into law that allowed the development of state-level programs to ...