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SEMINOLE, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 27: Signs point the way to measles testing in the parking lot of the Seminole Hospital District across from Wigwam Stadium on February 27, 2025 in Seminole, Texas. Eighty cases of measles have been reported in Gaines county with one death reported. (Photo by Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images)

HHS Secretary Kennedy Visits Texas Funeral After Second Child Dead From Measles Outbreak

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attended the funeral of a child who passed away after contracting measles, the second child to die after contracting the virus.

ATLANTA, GA - OCTOBER 13: Exterior of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) headquarters is seen on October 13, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. Frieden urged hospitals to watch for patients with Ebola symptoms who have traveled from the tree Ebola stricken African countries. (Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)

Trump Administration Withdraws David Weldon’s CDC Nomination

The Trump administration has pulled the nomination of former Republican Congressman Dave Weldon to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), just mere hours before he was set to testify before a Senate committee.

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: U.S. President Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Kennedy's wife Cheryl Hines pose after Kennedy was sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Oval Office at the White House on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kennedy, who faced criticism for his past comments on vaccine, was confirmed by the Senate 52 to 48. Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was the only Republican to vote against him. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

RFK Jr. Sworn In As Secretary Of Health And Human Services

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has officially been sworn in as the new Human and Health Services Secretary.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump at Macomb Community College on November 01, 2024 in Warren, Michigan. With four days until the election, Trump is campaigning for re-election on Friday in the battleground states of Michigan and Wisconsin. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

RFK Jr. Clears Senate Finance Committee Confirmation Vote

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to advance to a full Senate vote in his bid to become the new Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, after clearing the key Senate committee.

(L) WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 20: Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) leaves a meeting with Vice President-elect, Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) and former Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL) at the U.S. Capitol on November 20, 2024 in Washington, DC. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Gaetz to serve as U.S. attorney general. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) / (R) Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Director of National Intelligence, testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

GOP Missouri Senator Expresses Worry That Gabbard’s Nomination ‘May Be In Jeopardy’

Republican Missouri Senator Josh Hawley stated that Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination for the role of director of national intelligence is at risk after revealing that some of his Republican colleagues are contemplating voting against her.

(L) US Secretary of Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination to be Health and Human Services Secretary, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 29, 2025. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski / AFP) (Photo by ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) / (R-Top) US Senator Elizabeth Warren, Democrat from Massachusetts, questions Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Kennedy's nomination to be Health and Human Services Secretary, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 29, 2025. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski / AFP) (Photo by ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) / (R-Bottom) US Senator Bernie Sanders, Independent from Vermont, questions Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Kennedy's nomination to be Health and Human Services Secretary, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 29, 2025. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski / AFP) (Photo by ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

RFK Jr. Confirmation Hearing: Takeaways From Day 1 & 2

As the anticipated new secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced senators in two separate hearing days — the first on Wednesday and the second on Thursday.