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Trump Nominates Controversial Kennedy for Health Secretary

1/23/2025

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President Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services, stirring controversy due to his investments in gene-editing companies and his anti-vaccine views. Senator Elizabeth Warren has voiced her apprehensions about Kennedy's inconsistent policies. As confirmation hearings loom, Dorothy Fink currently holds the interim secretary position.

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President Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services, stirring controversy due to his investments in gene-editing companies and his anti-vaccine views. Senator Elizabeth Warren has voiced her apprehensions about Kennedy's inconsistent policies. As confirmation hearings loom, Dorothy Fink currently holds the interim secretary position.