‘Every Abortion Is A Tragedy’: RFK Jr. Tells GOP Sen He’ll Follow Trump’s Lead On Policy Moves
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. assured Republican Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday that he would follow President Donald Trump’s policies on abortion if confirmed.
Key GOP senators want public commitments from RFK Jr. on abortion and vaccines during confirmation hearings
Some GOP senators want public commitments from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before deciding whether to support him as the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, signaling that President Donald Trump’s pick will have to win over uncertain Republicans in order to secure the job.
Democrats hammer RFK Jr. on vaccine comments, abortion
Kennedy, a Democrat who ended up supporting Trump in the 2024 presidential campaign, now faces two separate confirmation grillings over his controversial views -- on everything from vaccines to abortion -- that have both Republicans and Democrats raising concerns.
RFK Jr. Sidesteps Question on Past Abortion Comments
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sidestepped a question about his past support for abortion rights. Bennet asked Kennedy about a previous comment in which he said he supported abortion up to full-term. “I believe every abortion is a tragedy,
RFK Jr. faces blistering questions on vaccines, abortion from Democrats
The longtime liberal faces deep skepticism over his public health views. “Frankly, you frighten people,” one Democratic senator told his former roommate.
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RFK Jr. faces little GOP resistance in key confirmation test
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced a grilling from Democrats over his past as an anti-vaccine activist and his waffling stance on ...
Pro-Life Activists Want More Action from Trump, GOP
While Trump expressed his support to the thousands of marchers assembled on the National Mall in a video message Friday, it ...
We Just Got a Big Signal About Trump’s Abortion Plans
In the early days of his second term in office, Donald Trump has been cagey about where his administration will take abortion ...
House Republicans pass ‘born-alive’ abortion bill
House Republicans on Thursday passed their version of a “born-alive” abortion bill one day after Democrats blocked the Senate ...
Texas Republicans look to crack down on abortion pills in 2025 session. Here's how.
Texas abortion restrictions are among the strictest in the nation, banning the procedure unless a pregnant person has a "life ...
Trump’s Executive Order on Gender Includes an Attack on Abortion Rights
Ilyse Hogue explains the connection between Trump's executive order on gender and Republican's anti-abortion agenda.
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Missouri voters protected abortion up to 'fetal viability.' Now GOP lawmakers want to define that
The constitutional amendment approved by Missouri voters protects abortion access until the point of fetal viability, when a ...
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Welp, Here Comes The Nationwide Abortion Ban
Ogles’ proposed nationwide abortion-pill ban is a reversal of a position he took in 2022, when the Supreme Court overturned ...