{"id":2744,"date":"2025-01-29T12:17:44","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T12:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/rfk-jr-s-confirmation-hearing-set-for-today-as-trumps-hhs-pick-faces-senators\/"},"modified":"2025-01-29T12:17:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T12:17:44","slug":"rfk-jr-s-confirmation-hearing-set-for-today-as-trumps-hhs-pick-faces-senators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/rfk-jr-s-confirmation-hearing-set-for-today-as-trumps-hhs-pick-faces-senators\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr.&#8217;s confirmation hearing set for today as Trump&#8217;s HHS pick faces senators"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content__post--4f3885ec-43be-405b-8786-794a2c033204\"><a name=\"post-update-4f3885ec\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <time class=\"post-update__time-ago\" datetime=\"2025-01-29T07:16:00-0500\"><br \/>\n              2m ago<br \/>\n            <\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-update__headline\">Caroline Kennedy, RFK&#8217;s cousin, pens searing letter to senators ahead of hearing<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-update__bodytext\">\n<p>The day before Kennedy&#8217;s hearing, his cousin Caroline Kennedy sent a blistering letter to senators Tuesday describing him as a &#8220;predator&#8221; whose actions &#8220;have cost lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the letter to committee leaders, the former ambassador to Australia urged senators to reject his nomination as health and human services secretary, alleging that he &#8220;preys on the desperation of parents and sick children&#8221; as well as his own family members.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because he himself is a predator,&#8221; the two-page letter said. &#8220;His basement, his garage, and his dorm room were the centers of the action where drugs were available, and he enjoyed showing off how he put baby chickens and mice in the blender to feed his hawks. It was often a perverse scene of despair and violence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Read more <\/em><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/caroline-kennedy-rfk-jr-predator-letter-senators\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><em>here<\/em><\/a><\/span><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-update__footer\">\n              <span class=\"post-update__author\"><br \/>\n                By Caitlin Yilek               <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-update__share post-update__share--desktop\">\n<ul class=\"sharebar\">\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service \">\n<p>            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Frfk-jr-confirmation-hearing%2F%23post-update-4f3885ec\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-facebook lazyload\" title=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n                <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"sharebar__icon sharebar__icon--facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-social-facebook\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service \">\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?related=cbsnews,CBSPolitics&amp;via=CBSPolitics&amp;text=Caroline%20Kennedy%2C%20RFK%27s%20cousin%2C%20pens%20searing%20letter%20to%20senators%20ahead%20of%20hearing&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Frfk-jr-confirmation-hearing%2F%23post-update-4f3885ec\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-twitter lazyload\" title=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n                <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"sharebar__icon sharebar__icon--twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-social-twitter\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service \">\n<p>            <a href=\"http:\/\/reddit.com\/submit?title=Caroline%20Kennedy%2C%20RFK%27s%20cousin%2C%20pens%20searing%20letter%20to%20senators%20ahead%20of%20hearing&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Frfk-jr-confirmation-hearing%2F%23post-update-4f3885ec\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-reddit lazyload\" title=\"reddit\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n                <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"sharebar__icon sharebar__icon--reddit\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-social-reddit\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service \">\n            <textarea class=\"sharebar__textarea\">https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/rfk-jr-confirmation-hearing\/#post-update-4f3885ec<\/textarea><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-link lazyload\" data-link-share-options=\"{\" shareurl=\"\" data-component=\"[\" link-share=\"\" title=\"link\"><br \/>\n                  <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"sharebar__icon sharebar__icon--link\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-social-link\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"content__post--d74135a4-2202-49f7-b96d-45db94f8303b\"><a name=\"post-update-d74135a4\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <time class=\"post-update__time-ago\" datetime=\"2025-01-29T07:00:00-0500\"><br \/>\n              Updated 18m ago<br \/>\n            <\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-update__headline\">Who is RFK Jr.?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-update__bodytext\">\n<p>Kennedy, 71, is a longtime environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine activist whose family is mythic in Democratic politics. He is married to actress Cheryl Hines.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Though he initially opted not to enter politics, Kennedy \u2014 with widespread name recognition as the nephew of President John F. Kennedy and the son of Robert F. Kennedy \u2014 launched his own presidential bid in 2023. After initially seeking the Democratic nomination, Kennedy changed his bid to independent, before dropping out to endorse President Trump in August. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Before launching a presidential bid, Kennedy worked for two decades as president of the \u00a0 Waterkeeper Alliance, a nonprofit. He also founded Children&#8217;s Health Defense, which has launched legal challenges against vaccine requirements and approvals, and he served as chairman beginning in 2016 .<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy attended Harvard University. He has a law degree from the University of Virginia, and a Master&#8217;s Degree in Environmental Law from Pace University. He&#8217;s married to actor Cheryl Hines and was married twice before. He has six children.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-update__footer\">\n              <span class=\"post-update__author\"><br \/>\n                By Kaia Hubbard               <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-update__share post-update__share--desktop\">\n<ul class=\"sharebar\">\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service \">\n<p>            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Frfk-jr-confirmation-hearing%2F%23post-update-d74135a4\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-facebook lazyload\" title=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n                <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"sharebar__icon sharebar__icon--facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-social-facebook\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service \">\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?related=cbsnews,CBSPolitics&amp;via=CBSPolitics&amp;text=Who%20is%20RFK%20Jr.%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Frfk-jr-confirmation-hearing%2F%23post-update-d74135a4\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-twitter lazyload\" title=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n                <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"sharebar__icon sharebar__icon--twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-social-twitter\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service \">\n<p>            <a href=\"http:\/\/reddit.com\/submit?title=Who%20is%20RFK%20Jr.%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Frfk-jr-confirmation-hearing%2F%23post-update-d74135a4\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-reddit lazyload\" title=\"reddit\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n                <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"sharebar__icon sharebar__icon--reddit\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-social-reddit\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service \">\n            <textarea class=\"sharebar__textarea\">https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/rfk-jr-confirmation-hearing\/#post-update-d74135a4<\/textarea><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-link lazyload\" data-link-share-options=\"{\" shareurl=\"\" data-component=\"[\" link-share=\"\" title=\"link\"><br \/>\n                  <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"sharebar__icon sharebar__icon--link\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-social-link\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"content__post--c0012bef-61f5-49eb-a873-6b1dea9644c4\"><a name=\"post-update-c0012bef\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <time class=\"post-update__time-ago\" datetime=\"2025-01-29T07:00:00-0500\"><br \/>\n              Updated 18m ago<br \/>\n            <\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-update__headline\">RFK Jr&#8217;s controversial views<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-update__bodytext\">\n<p>While many of Kennedy&#8217;s stances, like questioning <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/junk-food-fda-rfk-maha\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">ultra-processed foods<\/a><\/span> and the risks of synthetic food additives and dyes, have appealed to people across political lines \u2014 other views have been more controversial, including his doubts around <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/how-many-lives-vaccines-have-saved\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">vaccines<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/fluoride-in-water-health\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">fluoride<\/a><\/span> and other targets of his <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-robert-f-kennedy-make-america-healthy-again\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">&#8220;Make America Healthy Again&#8221; platform<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy has spread anti-vaccine conspiracy theories, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NPtBkw5uD-0?t=6964\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">commenting<\/a> that &#8220;there&#8217;s no vaccine that is safe and effective,&#8221; and has repeated false claims linking <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/vaccine-myth-persists-as-families-affected-by-autism-refuse-shots\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">vaccines to autism<\/a><\/span> \u2014 a theory debunked by decades of scientific research.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>RFK Jr.&#8217;s history on vaccines also has experts worried about what may happen if bird flu becomes <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/bird-flu-pandemic-potential\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">the next pandemic<\/a><\/span>. Amid his presidential run, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/politics-news\/rfk-jr-comes-home-anti-vaccine-group-commits-break-us-infectious-disea-rcna123551\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">he discussed<\/a> having the National Institutes of Health take a break from infectious disease research. If confirmed as health secretary, this would be one of several agencies he would have influence over.<\/p>\n<p>He has also <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/patriottakes\/status\/1800971675485270029?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1800971675485270029%7Ctwgr%5Eb2dc8843a5dceaa8b4178f361db460b194271a8c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmeidasnews.com%2Fnews%2Finternet-reacts-to-rfk-jrs-i-only-drink-raw-milk-declaration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">promoted raw milk<\/a>, which experts have <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/bird-flu-raw-milk-unpasteurized-dairy\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">long warned against<\/a><\/span> due to health risks.<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives have also taken issue with Kennedy&#8217;s views on abortion. Kennedy <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/rfk-jr-reverses-abortion-stance-confusion-contradictions-emerge-within-campaign\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">said<\/a><\/span> in May that he didn&#8217;t support abortion restrictions at any point in pregnancy, before later walking the statement back and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RobertKennedyJr\/status\/1789121919951704481\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">clarifying<\/a> that he supports abortion access up to fetal viability. 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