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Breaking: Senate Confirms Kennedy as Trump’s Health Secretary

The U.S. Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be President Donald Trump’s Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). The vote, 52-48, on Thursday means Kennedy will oversee “agencies that administer Medicare and…

Madison Summers

in IJR2/13/2025 · 1 min read

Breaking: Senate Confirms Kennedy as Trump’s Health Secretary — DULUTH, GEORGIA – OCTOBER 23: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to the stage at a Turning Point Action campaign rally at the Gas South Arena on October 23, 2024 in Duluth, Georgia. Trump is campaigning across Georgia today as he and Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris attempt to win over swing state voters. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

The U.S. Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be President Donald Trump’s Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).

The vote, 52-48, on Thursday means Kennedy will oversee “agencies that administer Medicare and Medicaid, guard against infectious disease, conduct medical research, and regulate food and medicine,” per The New York Times.