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1. Mr. Trump announced in November 2024 that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., son of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and nephew to President John F. Kennedy, is his pick for HHS Secretary. Mr. Kennedy will need to secure Senate confirmation for the role.

Steve Hernandez, Education’s CISO, and Brian Bordelon, Education’s deputy CIO, have moved to new agencies to take on similar roles.

Will the Senate GOP confirm controversial picks like Pete Hegseth and RFK Jr.? Here’s this week’s full Senate confirmation hearing schedule.

Over 700 signatures on a public letter to U.S. Senate to reject RFK Jr's nomination to the Health and Human Services department.

Thousands of physicians are mobilizing, hoping to derail Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation. The question is whether Republican senators will care.

Award to support the development of molecules to inhibit BamA protein Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator (CARB-X) will award a seed grant of US$610k to Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU) to support the definition of a lead optimization path for the development of a direct-acting peptide therapeutic based on a natural-product scaffold targeting Gram-negative pathogens.

Public engagement and collaborative partnerships with the private sector “throughout the innovation pipeline” can help ensure that AI tools are being equitably used and deployed, HHS said in its AI strategic plan.

Kennedy, an environmental lawyer and former Democratic ... which is roughly $14,570 per person. The prospective HHS secretary has also been a critic of the COVID-19 vaccines, and has said he ...

Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). “One word to describe Bobby Kennedy: fearless,” the video’s narrator says. “He was when he took on ...

The growth of the brush fire burning in Pacific Palisades has been aided by high winds that weather officials have called "life-threatening and destructive," with isolated wind gusts potentially reaching up to 100 miles per hour in some areas.

Newsome, federal chief environmental justice officer, left, shares with symposium attendees some of the goals she accomplished during her tenure with the Biden White House Administration as fireside chat moderator Kathryn Bazan,