How every senator voted on RFK Jr. for health secretary
The Senate voted to confirm Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., former environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine activist, as secretary of health and human services in a 52-48 vote.
Why Mitch McConnell voted against RFK Jr. for health secretary
A survivor of childhood polio, Sen. Mitch McConnell was the only Republican in the Senate to vote no. Here's how he explained his vote.
Mitch McConnell votes against RFK Jr. during confirmation for Health and Human Services Secretary
McConnell's vote comes a day after he voted no on the confirmation of new National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard on Wednesday.
Trump insults McConnell over RFK Jr. vote, casts doubts on polio diagnosis
I had no idea he had polio,” Trump said when asked about the 82-year-old Kentucky senator’s decision to vote against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for HHS secretary.
McConnell Issues Explanation on Opposing RFK Jr.
Sen. Mitch McConnell brought up his childhood battle with polio on Thursday in explaining why he broke with the Republican Party and President Trump to vote against making Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—who has worked to undermine the use of vaccines—the nation's secretary of Health and Human Services.
Trump slams McConnell for RFK Jr. vote, calling him ‘bitter’ and questioning his childhood polio
President Donald Trump slammed former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Thursday for voting against RFK Jr. as Health and Human Services Secretary, calling the Kentucky Senator "a very bitter guy" and questioning whether he had polio as a child.
Trump casts doubt on Mitch McConnell’s polio claim after senator votes against RFK Jr.
President Trump on Thursday took a swing at Senator Mitch McConnell’s battle with polio after the 82-year-old lawmaker voted against RFK, Jr.
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