Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine critic and advocate for tackling chronic disease, has been confirmed as U.S. Health Secretary following a 52-48 Senate vote on Thursday (February 13).
Kennedy was sworn in at the Oval Office, where President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating a "Make America Healthy Again" commission to investigate chronic illness and childhood diseases.
The Senate vote was largely along party lines, with Republican Senator Mitch McConnell joining Democrats in opposition. To secure votes, Kennedy pledged to protect existing vaccination programs despite past controversies over vaccine safety.
At 71, Kennedy now oversees key health agencies, including the FDA, CDC, and Medicare & Medicaid programs, which provide coverage to over 140 million Americans. The HHS budget surpasses $3 trillion annually.
Once an independent presidential candidate, Kennedy endorsed Trump in August 2024. He now faces the challenge of leading U.S. healthcare policy amid ongoing public health debates.
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A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the Alaska Peninsula on Wednesday, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for 10th July, covering the latest developments you need to know.
China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will send an upgraded ‘version 3.0’ free-trade agreement to their heads of government for approval in October, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday after regional talks in Kuala Lumpur.
Israeli researchers have unveiled an artificial intelligence tool that can determine a person’s true biological age from tiny DNA samples with remarkable precision.
Hollywood star Sydney Sweeney is reportedly the top contender to become the next Bond girl, as director Denis Villeneuve and Amazon look to modernise the James Bond franchise.
Chinese automaker Chery has denied an industry-ministry audit that disqualified more than $53 million in state incentives for thousands of its electric and hybrid vehicles, insisting it followed official guidance and committed no fraud.
During the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Tianjin on Wednesday, Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar met with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi to discuss the ongoing developments of the multibillion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Rumours about Fed Chair sparked market turmoil but Wall Street ends higher . Wall Street closed modestly higher on Wednesday, 16 July, with the Nasdaq Composite hitting a fresh record, despite a brief period of volatility earlier in the day.
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday fiercely criticised some Republican colleagues who have questioned his administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case.
The UK government has apologised for mistakenly leaking the personal data of nearly 18,000 Afghans who applied under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) in 2022. It also revealed a secret relocation scheme, the Afghan Response Route (ARR), set up to protect many of those affected.
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