Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, is coming into the nomination process in an unusual position: a long list of his own policy priorites separate from the president-elect’s, and a public promise by Trump to let him “go wild” on his ideas. CBS News medical
Shares of Pfizer, Moderna, Bavarian Nordic, and AstraZeneca were all down on Friday. Following President-elect Donald Trump’s decision on Thursday to name Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as head of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), stocks for multiple vaccine manufacturing companies dropped during Friday morning’s trading period. Shares of Pfizer on Friday dropped
The moderate North Dakota governor is a self-made billionaire who worked as a chimney sweep to pay for college. President-elect Donald Trump on Nov. 14 nominated out-going North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to be secretary of the interior. Burgum, 68, a wealthy former software executive, has been married to Kathryn Helgaas since 2016. He has
Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune has said the Constitution states that the Senate has a duty to ‘advise and consent’ when it comes to nominations. As President-elect Donald Trump’s administration selections roll in, senators—who will decide whether the candidates should be confirmed—have been expressing reactions to them. The Republican Party will have control of
The former Florida congressman could face an uphill battle for confirmation in the Senate. President-elect Donald Trump has selected longtime ally Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as his nominee for U.S. attorney general. Announcing the appointment on Nov. 13, Trump praised the congressman as a “deeply gifted and tenacious attorney” with a desire to reform the
Rep. Seth Moulton is urging fellow House Democrats to have serious conversations about the direction of the party and how it tolerates dissenting views in its ranks.
Senate Democrats were “caught flat-footed” by Republican campaign ads targeting left-wing support for biological men’s participation in women’s sports, according to Axios. In the wake of Republicans’ election sweep, Senate Democrats held private “listening sessions” with outgoing Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer (D.) to reflect on their campaigns’ failures, Axios reported. In two separate meetings,