The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday voted along party lines to support the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health ...

Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary—a key victory for one of President Donald Trump’s most controversial cabinet picks, after some GOP lawmakers remained on-the-fence due to Kennedy’s ...

A son of a Democratic political dynasty, Kennedy is seeking to become the nation's top health official under President Donald ...

The Senate just barely confirmed Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary last week. Mitch McConnell’s vote against him in particular could spell trouble for Trump's shakiest nominees, including Robert F.

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his ...

Mitch McConnell, the influential former Republican leader ... This is the second time a vice president has had to break a tie ...

The vote came amid concerns about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon amid allegations of heavy drinking and abusive ...

Other GOP senators who have yet to take a public position on Hegseth include senators Susan Collins, R-Maine, and former GOP Leader Mitch McConnell ... Vice President Pence did so to confirm ...

Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Susan Collins (R-ME ... Former Vice President Mike Pence was the first to do so in 2017 during Trump’s first term when he confirmed Betsy DeVos as education secretary.