Follow The Post’s live updates from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearing in his bid to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services, amid fierce opposition from some family members and lawmakers.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard, three of President Trump’s high-profile picks, on Thursday will make their cases for confirmation.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr won't be the only one of President Donald Trump's Cabinet picks to face tough questions on Capitol Hill Thursday.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel are expected to be grilled by senators during their confirmation hearings.
Kash Patel, Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr face contentious confirmation hearings - RFK Jr, Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel’s Senate confirmation hearings underway on Capitol Hill
Three of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks will face skepticism and intense grilling from Democratic Senators during their confirmation hearings Thursday. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will face his second HHS hearing,
Kennedy will have the second of two confirmation hearings for his Health and Human Services Secretary confirmation.
Gabbard has faced criticism for a 2017 meeting with former Syrian President Bashar Assad, her position that Washington bears some responsibility for the war in Ukraine, and skepticism toward some findings of the U.S. intelligence community. Health and human services secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to testify at 10 a.m.
The Washington Examiner’s Byron York suggested President Donald Trump’s nominee for FBI director, Kash Patel, has a better chance at getting confirmed than other nominees, citing how Patel has been an ally to Trump and the Republican Party.
Gabbard, a military combat veteran and former Democratic congresswoman and presidential candidate, was tapped by Trump to be director of national intelligence. Olivier last month handicapped her as an “uphill climb” to get confirmed, and more recent developments likely wouldn’t change that rating.
Several of Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and key roles in his administration are facing confirmation hearings in the Senate today as the president continues to implement executive actions to transform the government.