The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s Health Secretary, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion in federal spending, vaccine recommendations and food safety as well as health insurance programs for roughly half the country.

President Donald Trump announced new tariffs Thursday and is meeting with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House as his Cabinet picks face key votes. Meanwhile, court hearings on challenges to the president’s changes to USAID and ICE are set to take place.

Late Show” host Stephen Colbert said President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk have made a mess of their federal layoffs, firing critical workers they’ve had to scramble to rehire. In one instance,

His group spent nearly $1 million on ads opposing Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump’s pick to lead the nation’s health agencies. He’s delivering speeches

In one of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first moves as secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, the agency released guidance Wednesday for the US government, external partners and the public that offers a narrower definition of sex than the ones used by many scientists and that aligns with a January executive order signed by President Donald Trump.

Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. The Senate is moving ahead with more of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, setting up key votes next week. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

President Donald Trump issued an executive order last week for a team to study the use of antidepressants in children.

Trump swears in Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of health and human services. (Andrew Harnik / ) With Elon Musk acting as

Follow updates as Donald Trump Cabinet picks Linda McMahon, Robert Kennedy and Kash Patel face Senate proceedings. The president will see Narendra Modi for a bilateral meeting.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who heads the Department of Health and Human Services, has said U.S. President Donald Trump will call for an end to adding fluoride to

Moments before Robert F. Kennedy JR. was sworn in as secretary of HHS, Donald Trump made claims about Mitch McConnell's mental state.

The Senate has confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s health secretary, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion in federal spending, vaccine recommendati