The Senate is expected to vote Thursday on the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent lawyer and vocal vaccine critic.

Senators voted on a party-line Wednesday to advance President Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as secretary of the Health and Human Services Department. Kennedy, the anti-vaccine guru who has drawn sharp criticism from Democrats,

Calley Means says it was the day Donald Trump was almost assassinated last summer that made everything crystalize for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Means, an influencer and activist leader in the exploding clean food and health space, had become close with Kennedy over their common cause against the food and pharmaceutical industries.

The Senate advanced Kennedy's nomination despite his longtime anti-vaccine advocacy, his complex personal finances, and limited knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid.

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday advanced President Donald Trump's nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services, setting up a likely vote on awarding him the position in coming days.

The Senate is scheduled to vote Wednesday on whether to confirm former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence. Gabbard faced tough questions from both parties during a tense confirmation hearing last month.

Follow live updates as the Senate votes on Tulsi Gabbard's nomination. The House DOGE subcommittee, led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, holds its first hearing.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is one step closer to leading the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services with a confirmation vote likely on Thursday morning.