Jan 29 WATCH: RFK Jr. commits to prioritizing funding for long COVID research By Jackie Hai Indiana Sen. Todd Young asked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to commit to directing funding for long COVID research toward potential treatments and diagnostics if he were to be confirmed as health and human services secretary. "Absolutely, senator, with enthusiasm," Kennedy… Continue reading
Jan 29 WATCH: ‘Frankly, you frighten people,’ Sen. Whitehouse tells RFK Jr. in confirmation hearing By Erica R. Hendry Whitehouse asked Kennedy to make "indisputably clear that you support mandatory vaccinations against diseases where that will keep people safe."… Continue reading
Jan 29 WATCH: RFK Jr. says AI nurse that diagnoses ‘as good as any doctor’ can help provide care to rural America By Molly Finnegan "President Trump is determined to end the hemorrhaging of rural hospitals, and he's asked me to do that through the use of AI, through telemedicine," Kennedy said. Continue reading
Jan 29 WATCH: ‘Every abortion is a tragedy,’ RFK Jr. says By Molly Finnegan "I agree with President Trump that every abortion is a tragedy. I agree with him we cannot be a moral nation if we have 1.2 million abortions a year," Kennedy said. Continue reading
Jan 29 WATCH: Sen. Warner tells federal employees to ‘think twice’ about offer of deferred resignation By Gabrielle Hays Touching on President Donald Trump’s recent offer to millions of federal employees that would let them resign and work from home through September, the senator said workers should ask themselves: “Has this individual in his business world ever fulfilled his… Continue reading
Jan 29 Live blog: Fact-checking Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirming hearing By PolitiFact staff More of President Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees will appear before the Senate this week. Our partners at PolitiFact will be providing live fact-checking. Continue reading
Jan 28 WATCH: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies at confirmation hearing for HHS secretary Kennedy's hearing Wednesday to be the nation's top health official quickly devolved into an argument over the questions he's raised for years about vaccine safety. Continue reading
Jan 28 Caroline Kennedy calls cousin RFK Jr. a ‘predator’ in warning letter to senators By Amanda Seitz, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press She described her cousin's basement, garage and dorm as being an epicenter for drug use, where he would also put baby chickens and mice in blenders to feed to his hawks. Continue reading
Jan 27 State lawmakers see new opportunities to pass vaccine exemptions after Trump’s return By Susan Haigh, Devi Shastri, Associated Press Vaccination bills are popping up in more than 15 states as lawmakers aim to potentially resurrect or create new religious exemptions from immunization mandates, establish state-level vaccine injury databases or dictate what providers must tell patients about the shots. Continue reading
Jan 15 What Americans think about Hegseth, Rubio, Musk and RFK Jr. By Matt Loffman Several nominees face critical tests in the U.S. Senate before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House on Monday. Here’s a look at what Americans said in this latest poll. Continue reading