RFK Jr. vote poses key test for Bill Cassidy, endangered Louisiana senator
The fate of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s bid to run HHS may rest with a Republican wrestling with his training as a physician and his instincts as a politician.
RFK Jr spent weekend talking to key senator who could make or break his confirmation
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent the weekend speaking with Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., who could effectively stop his confirmation process for secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) in its tracks. The Louisiana senator's office confirmed Sunday evening that the two men had been speaking that day.
Senate Health, Education Chair Bill Cassidy Struggles with RFK Jr.’s Nomination
On the second day of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s contentious confirmation hearings, GOP senator and health and education committee chair Bill Cassidy appeared to be balancing his support for President Trump against his serious misgivings about Kennedy heading the Department of Health and Human Services — and how one could harm the other.
Louisiana's Bill Cassidy presses Trump nominee RFK Jr. on vaccines: 'What's it going to be?'
WASHINGTON — Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy asked Thursday that health chief nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. put aside his decades-old questioning of vaccinations and promote immunizations should he be con
RFK Jr. on defensive over his vaccine views as a key confirmation vote hangs in the balance
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President Trump’s nominee to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services testifies during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing for his pending confirmation on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
On RFK Jr., Sen. Bill Cassidy has to decide which of his careers comes first
Bill Cassidy is deeply torn over what to do about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. As a doctor who once prescribed life-saving vaccines, Cassidy is troubled about putting someone in charge of the nation’s health agencies who has claimed,
Bill Cassidy faces pressure campaign from both sides ahead of key vote on whether to advance RFK Jr.’s nomination
Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, a former physician who has spent his career touting the safety of vaccines, will likely determine whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic, becomes the country’s next Health and Human Services secretary.
Temperatures Run High as Senators Hammer R.F.K. Jr. on Vaccines
Senator Bill Cassidy, a physician and key G.O.P. vote, joined Democrats in aggressively questioning Robert F. Kennedy Jr., ...
'Struggling with your nomination': 4 takeaways from RFK Jr., Gabbard, Patel hearings
Tulsi Gabbard, Kash Patel and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are among Trump's more controversial nominees, and faced tough questions ...
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Top Republican airs concerns about RFK Jr.'s 'bully pulpit' and vaccine hesitancy
Kennedy Jr.’s second confirmation hearing, top Republican Bill Cassidy ... on Thursday before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committee, Cassidy, a physician and chair ...
'Overdose epidemic': Bipartisan senators target fentanyl classification as lapse approaches
Senators came together to reintroduce a bipartisan bill that would permanently classify fentanyl as a Schedule I controlled substance.
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Bipartisan bill targeting antisemitism, discrimination on campus reintroduced in Senate
Bill Cassidy (R-La.), chair of the Senate Health, Education ... “This bill is about protecting young people facing discrimination on college campuses and making sure they know their rights.
Trump’s Cabinet nominees face sharpest bipartisan grilling to date and other takeaways from Thursday’s confirmation hearings
Three of President Donald Trump’s most controversial nominees faced sharp questions in the Senate during hearings Thursday ...