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WATCH LIVE: RFK Jr. testifies at Senate hearing amid CDC drama

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is testifying before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday as he seeks to defend the Trump administration’s overhaul of federal health agencies accused of systemic corruption.

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Watch: Kennedy testifies before Senate amid turmoil over CDC leadership changes

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RFK Jr grilled on Covid, vaccines, and past comments at fiery Senate hearing

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Thune says Senate will change the rules to push through Trump's blocked nominees

Senate Majority Leader John Thune says he’s ready to change the chamber’s rules to allow quick confirmations of dozens of President Donald Trump’s executive branch nominees, moving this week to speed...

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Thune launches ‘nuclear’ Senate rules change to fast-track Trump nominees

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Thune Moves to Speed Trump Nominees Past Democratic Blockade

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Senate GOP tees up ‘nuclear option’ to end Democratic nominee blockade

“We’ve got a crisis, and it’s time to take steps to restore Senate precedent and codify in the Senate rules what was once understood to be standard practice,” Thune said on the floor on Monday.

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Senate will change rules to push Trump’s nominees past Democratic delays, Thune says

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Thune lays groundwork for nuclear option in Senate fight over Trump nominees

RFK Jr. testifies to Senate committee amid calls for resignation from Democrats, coalition of current and ex-HHS employees

A letter issued Thursday signed by more than 1,000 current and former HHS employees called for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to resign, citing recent CDC resignations.

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Trump admin live updates: Trump, Schumer trade barbs over Senate nominations

Trump fired Erika McEntarfer, commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics who was appointed by then-President Joe Biden and confirmed by the Senate in 2024, on Friday after a new jobs report showed a major slowdown of hiring in recent months. -ABC News’ Hannah Demissie

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Texas Rep. James Talarico will launch a Democratic bid for US Senate, sources tell CNN

Talarico will vie for the seat of Republican Sen. John Cornyn, who faces his own pitched primary battle against state Attorney General Ken Paxton.