Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s controversial nominee for Health and Human Services secretary, will not get U.S. Senate approval, former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly predicted Monday. “RFK, he’ll go down,” the commentator said on NewsNation’s “On Balance.”
We're getting going here. We knew the confirmation hearing for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was going to be an ugly affair, as Democrats delved into allegations from his past including sexual assault and excessive drinking,
Donald Trump’s Justice Department cited an archaic statute in a legal filing Wednesday, arguing that the president’s executive order ending constitutionally guaranteed birthright citizenship should be totally kosher, since the children of Native Americans weren’t historically considered citizens, either.
Some GOP senators want public commitments from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before deciding whether to support him as the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, signaling that President Donald Trump’s pick will have to win over uncertain Republicans in order to secure the job.
The Senate on Friday night confirmed President Donald Trump’s nomination of Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News personality, to become the country’s next defense secretary.
The new defense secretary’s goals run counter to the military’s apolitical tradition and efforts to build a force that mirrors America.
Tillis previously expressed concerns about Kennedy, tapped to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, over his history of vaccine skepticism.
Donald Trump will huddle with House Republicans at a GOP retreat on Monday. Keep up with live updates from the Network.
Three Trump picks will get committee hearings on Wednesday as Republicans work to get his nominations confirmed.
Vice President J.D. Vance was on hand to cast a tie-breaking vote, unusual in the Senate for Cabinet nominees, who typically win wider support.
The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation’s Defense secretary in a late-night vote that required a tiebreaking vote by Vice President JD Vance.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s first day at the Pentagon is expected to include an array of executive orders, including “removing DEI inside the Pentagon, reinstating troops who were pushed out because of Covid mandates” and an “Iron Dome