Duffy does not have a background in transportation, similar to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg when he arrived four years ago.
President Trump's directive pausing federal spending, and an order against gender affirming care for trans youth were Tuesday's top political stories.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is appearing before the Senate Committee on Finance on Wednesday as he seeks confirmation to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
If approved, Kennedy will control a $1.7 trillion agency that oversees food and hospital inspections, hundreds of health clinics, vaccine recommendations and health insurance for roughly half the country.
President Donald Trump's controversial pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will testify in two Senate hearings starting Wednesday.
Kansas Senator Jerry Moran attended a 1 a.m. press conference with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and newly sworn-in Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. Moran noted that the direct flight route, which he personally had sought to secure from American Airlines,
Alexandra Sifferlin, a health and science editor for Times Opinion, hosted an online conversation on Wednesday with the Opinion columnist Zeynep Tufekci and the Opinion writers David Wallace-Wells and Jessica Grose about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first of two confirmation hearings for secretary of health and human services.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s choice to helm the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), will testify Thursday morning before the Senate Committee on Health, Education,
During the first round of his Senate confirmation hearings on Wednesday, Robert F Kennedy Jr, President Donald Trump’s pick for US Department of Health and Human Services secretary, appeared to be at odds with his past self.
Senators pressed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his past vaccine and abortion remarks in the first of two days of hearings before senators vote on whether to confirm him as President Trump’s health secretary.
During the first round of his Senate confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary, appeared to be at odds with his past self.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will appear Thursday morning before the Senate health committee for a second confirmation hearing. Lawmakers will likely question him about his shifting beliefs on vaccines and abortion.