How Bill Cassidy, a lifelong vaccination advocate, wound up voting for RFK Jr. as health secretary
A look at how Kennedy convinced Sen. Cassidy, a doctor and vaccination advocate, that he should become health secretary.
RFK Jr. vote poses key test for Bill Cassidy, endangered Louisiana senator
The fate of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s bid to run HHS may rest with a Republican wrestling with his training as a physician and his instincts as a politician.
RFK Jr. on defensive over his vaccine views as a key confirmation vote hangs in the balance
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President Trump’s nominee to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services testifies during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing for his pending confirmation on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
How RFK Jr. secured Sen. Bill Cassidy's vote
The Senate will soon vote on the confirmations of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard after two panels opted to advance their nominations on Tuesday. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, once a critic of Kennedy,
Why Louisiana's Bill Cassidy voted to confirm Trump nominee RFK Jr., despite vaccine misgivings
Health chief nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wouldn’t deny his long-held skepticism about vaccinations, but he agreed not to discourage parents from vaccinating their children — and that
Louisiana vaccine advocate discouraged by senator's RFK Jr. confirmation
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jennifer Herricks, the founder of Louisiana Families for Vaccines, a group that organized a letter asking Sen. Bill Cassidy to denounce RFK Jr.'s HHS nomination.
Will Cassidy vote to advance RFK Jr. nomination help him at ballot box?
Senator Bill Cassidy ended up being the deciding vote in the Senate Finance Committee to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for Health Secretary to the full U.S. Senate. The vote was 14 to 13,
Who Is Bill Cassidy, the Republican Whose Support Is Crucial for Kennedy?
Senator Bill Cassidy, a Republican doctor, had deep misgivings about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for health secretary, ...
After ‘intense’ push, Kennedy’s main Republican holdout got to yes. It’s a repeated pattern with Trump nominees.
Senator Bill Cassidy had publicly struggled with supporting Kennedy and found himself justifying his decision to provide the ...
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Bill Cassidy, A Nation Turns Its Lonely Eyes to You
With the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. nomination, the Louisiana senator’s moment is here to do the right thing, like in the novel ...
RFK Jr spent weekend talking to key senator who could make or break his confirmation
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent the weekend speaking with Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., who could effectively stop his confirmation ...
Senate Panel Pushes Through Kennedy’s Nomination Along Party Lines
Senator Bill Cassidy, a Republican torn between his concerns as a doctor and supporting President Trump, voted to send Robert ...
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Louisiana's Bill Cassidy presses Trump nonimee RFK Jr. on vaccines: 'What's it going to be?'
Bill Cassidy asked Thursday that health chief nominee ... said that study caused her years of anguish as a young mother fearing that she was responsible for her son’s condition.
Gabbard, RFK Jr. down to the wire
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard’s confirmation chances are coming down to a trio of publicly uncommitted Republican senators who have the power to sink their nominations in committee votes ...
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Louisiana's Bill Cassidy presses Trump nominee RFK Jr. on vaccines: 'What's it going to be?'
Bill Cassidy asked Thursday that health chief nominee ... said that study caused her years of anguish as a young mother fearing that she was responsible for her son’s condition.
RFK Jr. appears on track to become US health secretary as he wins key Republican senator's support
Kennedy Jr. , a vocal vaccine skeptic and activist lawyer, appeared on track to become the nation’s health secretary after ...