‘Every Abortion Is A Tragedy’: RFK Jr. Tells GOP Sen He’ll Follow Trump’s Lead On Policy Moves
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. assured Republican Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday that he would follow President Donald Trump’s policies on abortion if confirmed.
Key GOP senators want public commitments from RFK Jr. on abortion and vaccines during confirmation hearings
Some GOP senators want public commitments from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before deciding whether to support him as the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, signaling that President Donald Trump’s pick will have to win over uncertain Republicans in order to secure the job.
Democrats hammer RFK Jr. on vaccine comments, abortion
Kennedy, a Democrat who ended up supporting Trump in the 2024 presidential campaign, now faces two separate confirmation grillings over his controversial views -- on everything from vaccines to abortion -- that have both Republicans and Democrats raising concerns.
Trump’s HHS pick RFK Jr. grilled over ‘conflicting’ vaccine, abortion and COVID claims in contentious confirmation hearing
Kennedy Jr. scrapped with senators for more than four hours Wednesday, trying to defend everything from his “conflicting” claims on vaccines to his stance on abortion to past statements that the virus causing COVID-19 was “ethnically targeted” against black and Caucasian people.
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 heaped praise,
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sidestepped a question about his past support for abortion rights. Bennet asked Kennedy about a previous comment in which he said he supported abortion up to full-term. “I ...
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation is a coin toss
After watching 6-plus hours of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifying before two Senate committees, I have no idea whether he'll be ...