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RFK Jr. faces lawmakers on HHS budget amid layoffs

Kennedy Jr. will testify before both chambers of Congress on Wednesday and is expected to face questions from lawmakers over his first months leading the agency. Since his confirmation as the nation’s top health official,

CBS News on MSN · 1d

Senate Democrats to hold hearings on mass terminations at HHS, decrying RFK Jr. "destructive rampage"

The widespread terminations at the Department of Health and Human Services have drawn questions about the functioning of key health programs.

Bloomberg Law News · 10d

RFK Jr.'s HHS Faces Multi-State Suit for Federal Health Cuts (1)

The US Department of Health and Human Services is facing a lawsuit from 20 attorneys general for firing health workers and cutting programs.

RFK, Congress and budget cuts

The Hill on MSN · 1d

4 takeaways from RFK Jr.’s dual congressional hearings

Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified during back-to-back hearings in the House and Senate on Wednesday for the first time since his confirmation.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Congress grills RFK Jr. on budget cuts, measles vaccine

The nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., faces questions from lawmakers on his response to the measles outbreak and plans for budget cuts.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Protesters, vaccines and budget cuts: 5 takeaways from RFK's testimony before Congress

In back-to-back Capitol Hill hearings, Kennedy touched on abortion access, vaccines, measles, research, mental health and opioids.

1don MSN

Head of worker safety agency NIOSH restored, ahead of RFK Jr. hearing

Letters reversing the layoffs arrived a day before House and Senate hearings with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. where he was expected ...

1don MSN

Recap: RFK grilled over vaccines, lead, job cuts, as protesters tackled at HHS hearing

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified on May 14 before the House Appropriations and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committees.

Fierce Healthcare20d

HHS, RFK Jr. sued again over $11B infectious disease grant cuts as measles threat rises

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Secretary Robert F ... During a cabinet meeting, RFK Jr. downplayed the spread of measles. Though he described it as a “top priority ...

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Former FDA head Robert Califf says RFK Jr.’s vaccine rhetoric is ‘doing harm’ to Americans

Kennedy Jr.’s hesitance to endorse vaccines is ... noting his broad firing of 20,000 employees across HHS in April and Elon Musk’s firing of probationary employees in February.

ABC News5d

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The FDA approved two natural food dyes and expanded approval of a third on Friday in line with HHS’ goal to ... from food and mass layoffs under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Health and Human ...

Modern Healthcare10d

HHS lawsuit by Democratic AGs aims to stop restructuring, layoffs

The attorneys general are suing to block further staffing, program and agency cuts within the Health and Human Services ...

AZ Central11d

RI's Neronha will co-lead lawsuit against RFK Jr., Trump administration. What to know.

Rhode Island joined a multi-state lawsuit against HHS ... under the Zadroga Act. Additionally, programs aimed at monitoring maternal and newborn health were halted. The states allege that the ...

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