Pete Hegseth Squeezes Through the Senate. Is RFK Jr. Next?
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Vice President JD Vance casts a tie-breaking vote to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, meaning Americans now must hope that he's up to the job. Plus, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. prepares to face the Senate to be President Trump's health secretary, as Republicans ponder his many controversies, including casting doubt on measles and polio vaccines, as well as his ties to trial lawyers.
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