Texas already has one of the strictest abortion bans in the country. Anti-abortion advocates are working to close the remaining loopholes.
It marks one of Kennedy’s clearest public statements on abortion since being nominated to lead the nation’s health department.
But she also felt her employees’ determination, and even excitement, to double down on the part of their work that they like to call “kicking against the pricks.” Hagstrom Miller’s consistent message was sober without being defeatist. Prepare—but don’t panic. And above all, do not comply in advance.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attempted to walk back his past anti-vaccine and pro-abortion rights stances in his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday as he fielded questions from both sides of the aisle. The big picture: In his hearing,
In his opening remarks, Idaho Senator Mike Crapo, the Finance committee's chairman, praised Kennedy's “commitment to combatting chronic conditions" and said prioritizing disease prevention “ will save lives, reduce costs and build a healthier, stronger country.”
Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s confirmation hearings are set to begin Wednesday before the Senate Finance Committee and the Health, Education, Labor and Pension committee on Thursday.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the United States Department of Health and Human Services, appeared before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee for a confirmation hearing Wednesday.
The controversial claims surrounding the safety of abortion pills continue to stir deep divisions in American society. Recent statements by Democrat Senator Ron Wyden declaring these drugs safe come amid alarming reports of severe complications and fatalities linked to their use.
Democrats focused on Kennedy's anti-vaccine advocacy. Republicans probed the former Democratic leader on his abortion and agriculture views.
The longtime liberal faces deep skepticism over his public health views. “Frankly, you frighten people,” one Democratic senator told his former roommate.
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is directing the opening of a detention center at Guantanamo Bay to hold up to 30,000 migrants who are living illegally in the