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The data is there,” GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy bluntly told the nominee for secretary of health and human services.

Several of Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and key roles in his administration are facing confirmation hearings in the Senate today as the president continues to implement executive actions to ...

Gabbard was questioned by Republicans and Democrats alike on her views of Snowden and whether she believes he was a traitor.

The longtime liberal faces deep skepticism over his public health views. “Frankly, you frighten people,” one Democratic ...

Follow along today for ongoing coverage of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s second Senate confirmation hearing. | Follow along today ...

Three of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks prepared for skepticism and intense grilling from Democratic senators during ...

Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence faces battle in Senate over Assad regime relationship ...

Kennedy’s hearing Wednesday to be the nation’s top health official quickly devolved into an argument over the questions he’s ...

Kennedy Jr. was pressed to clarify his views on vaccines, abortion and public health priorities in the first of two senate ...

Senators grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on vaccines, abortion and Medicaid in his confirmation hearing to lead HHS. RFK Jr.