Washington — The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, following weeks of questions surrounding whether the controversial nominee would win the Senate’s approval. Senators voted 52 to 48 to confirm Kennedy. The vote fell largely along party lines, with one Republican —
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said of potential negotiations to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine that “everything is on the table.” “I want to be clear about something as it pertains to NATO membership not being a realistic outcome for negotiations,” Hegseth said Thursday at the NATO Defense Ministerial meeting in Brussels. A day
After U.S. Sen. Smith rules out reelection, Lt. Gov. Flanagan announces intent to run for seat After U.S. Sen. Smith rules out reelection, Lt. Gov. Flanagan announces intent to run for seat 01:19 MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan announced she plans to run for U.S. Senate on the same day Sen. Tina Smith announced she
Washington — Linda McMahon, President Trump’s nominee to become secretary of education, appeared before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on Thursday as the future of the agency that she could potentially lead hangs in the balance. “I would like to thank President Trump for his confidence in me to lead a department
Washington — The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, following weeks of questions surrounding whether the controversial nominee would win the Senate’s approval. Senators voted 52 to 48 to confirm Kennedy. The vote fell largely along party lines, with one Republican —
Days after his abrupt firing, the former director of the Office of Government Ethics said that although he was appointed by former President Biden, he was ready to work for the Trump administration. David Huitema said he was ready to work for any administration during his five-year term. “You kind of know going in that
CBS News Live CBS News Minnesota Live MINNEAPOLIS — Democratic U.S. Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota announced on Thursday that she will not run for reelection next year. “This job has been the honor of a lifetime. For the rest of my term, I’ll work as hard as I can for Minnesotans and our country,” Smith