Cassidy is expected to challenge RFK Jr. on his vaccine skepticism and views on public health in today's confirmation hearing.

Conservatives in Louisiana view the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a litmus test for President Trump's agenda.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. goes before two two U.S. Senate hearings in his quest to head the nation's health department. Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, a doctor, sits on both.

WASHINGTON — Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy asked Thursday that health chief nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. put aside his decades-old questioning of vaccinations and promote immunizations should he be con

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s bid to be the nation's top health official is uncertain after a key Republican joined Democrats to raise persistent concerns over the nominee's deep skepticism of routine childhood vaccinations that prevent deadly diseases.

Contentious hearings to consider Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services this week have

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., told Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday that he has been "struggling with your nomination" to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Cassidy's comments came during the second hearing this week for Kennedy, President Donald… pic.twitter.com/zlLMfc2D0g

Bill Cassidy has scheduled the first public hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's controversial nominee for secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy's hearing before the Senate Health Committee that ...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has urged the U.S. Senate — including specifically Sen. Bill Cassidy, a fellow Republican from Louisiana — to support Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy said the paperwork to schedule a hearing for Trump nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could arrive as soon as Tuesday.

Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming, who aims to unseat Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., during the Bayou State's 2026 U.S. Senate contest, assailed the incumbent as a "RINO Republican" during an ...