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.
The US Senate on Friday approved Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary by a razor-thin margin, in which, Vice President JD Vance had to cast the tie-breaking vote.
Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine announced their opposition to Hegseth. For a second ... Committee. Sen. Bill Cassidy, the chairman of the HELP Committee and a doctor from ...
Vice President JD Vance was forced to step in after Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell broke ranks and voted against Hegseth.
While Democrats are busy staunchly opposing Pete Hegseth’s nomination to lead the Pentagon ... Kennedy Jr. still faces reluctance, including from Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, chair of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a weekend show. Trump tapped him as the defense secretary to lead an organization with nearly 2.1 million service members, about 780,000 civilians and a budget of $850 billion.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators vetting the nomination of Pete Hegseth for defense secretary received an affidavit Tuesday from a former sister-in-law alleging that the onetime Fox News host was ...
One of President Donald Trump's most controversial cabinet picks has been confirmed. Pete Hegseth is the nation's newest defense secretary, after Vice President JD Vance cast a tie-breaking vote. Meanwhile,
Allies of President Donald Trump have been quick to threaten primary challengers for Republican senators who don’t back Trump's Cabinet picks and legislative priorities
Three cabinet nominees ‒ Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel ‒ faced a questions from Senate confirmation hearings Thursday.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s two days on Capitol Hill may have done more to hurt than help his chances of being confirmed as HHS secretary. The post RFK’s Jr.’s Nomination Reportedly in Trouble After ‘Really Difficult’ Hearings first appeared on Mediaite.