Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), will appear on Jan. 29 at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Finance, which oversees HHS. On Jan. 30, Kennedy will attend a forum hosted by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Copenhagen — The vast majority of Greenland residents do not want their island to become part of the United States, as envisaged by President Trump, according to a poll published Wednesday. Mr. Trump, who returned to the White House in late January, has signaled that he wants the Arctic island — which is believed to
3m ago As RFK Jr. faces U.S. Senate, questions linger about a measles outbreak in Samoa, half a world away As U.S. senators grill Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week, President Trump’s pick to run the Department of Health and Human Services is expected to face sharp questions about his actions in an island
U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) officials have revoked the security clearance of retired Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Mark Milley, who served as the nation’s highest-ranking military officer during President Donald Trump’s first term, the Pentagon said on Jan. 28. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth informed Milley on Tuesday that he was revoking the authorization for his
Just before 5 p.m. on Tuesday, when the Trump administration’s federal aid freeze was scheduled to begin, a D.C. judge issued a ruling pausing it for a week, setting the stage for a high-profile legal fight. It’s not the only conflict playing out over the freeze. A battle between political and career staffers is underway
As U.S. senators grill Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week, President Trump’s pick to run the Department of Health and Human Services is expected to face sharp questions about his actions in an island nation half a world away. Kennedy’s 2019 visit to Samoa has recently brought fresh attention to his history of activism focused
When President Donald Trump signed an executive order targeting wind energy development on his first day in office, it appeared to solely target offshore wind farms. But buried deep in the order, Trump also halted a single onshore wind development, the Lava Ridge Wind project in southern Idaho, handing an unlikely victory to local residents