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‘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.
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 abortion, but Republicans went easy on President Trump’s pick to lead the
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 tells lawmakers that ‘every abortion is a tragedy’ at confirmation hearing
President Donald Trump's Health and Human Services nominee, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., told lawmakers that he agrees that 'every abortion is a tragedy.'
RFK Jr. Challenged on Past Statements About Lyme Disease, Abortion
HHS secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said “every abortion is a tragedy” when asked about a previous comment in which he said he supported abortion up to full-term.
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GOP Sen asks Rubio to investigate ‘radical’ gov agency pushing pro-abortion policies on foreign nations
Republican Indiana Sen. Jim Banks is calling on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to investigate a government agency allegedly pressuring foreign nations to adopt abortion rights in […] ...
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 ...
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.
Trump’s HHS pick RFK Jr. grilled over ‘conflicting’ vaccine, abortion and COVID claims in contentious confirmation hearing
Kennedy Jr. scrapped with senators for more than four hours Wednesday, trying to defend everything from his “conflicting” ...
Tennessee GOP passes immigration law to criminalize elected officials' votes
The law, pushed by Gov. Bill Lee as an immigration enforcement measure, will also establish a new immigration czar and office in the state.
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Democrats push to scrap Arizona abortion limits despite GOP majority
On the 52nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Arizona Democrats called on their Republican colleagues to support repealing ...
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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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Texas’ Abortion Ban Is Forcing Children Under 12 to Travel Out-of-State for Care
Nonetheless, Texas’ abortion ban, which threatens providers with life in prison among other steep penalties, offers no exception for rape. One year before Roe, in September 2021, the state enacted SB ...
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Going to court is never fun, but here’s why we sued the state
The Indiana Capital Chronicle sued the Indiana Department of Correction last week — a move we don’t take lightly.