05/09/2025 11:07
The Guardian
Health secretary defends his leadership as Democrats attack his vaccine policy and demand his resignation. Plus, how Giorgio Armani became the mastermind of contemporary styleDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.The US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, faced the Senate finance committee in a tense and combative hearing on Thursday, during which lawmakers questioned his remarks expressing vaccine skepticism, claims that the scientific community is deeply politicized, and the ongoing turmoil plaguing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).What did the Democrats say during the hearing? Senators began by calling for Kennedy’s resignation. “Robert Kennedy’s primary interest is taking vaccines away from Americans,” the ranking member Ron Wyden said, while Raphael Warnock called Kennedy a “hazard to the health of the American people” and repeated his calls for him to step down or for Donald Trump to fire him.What did Trump say about the need for congressional approval? That the administration considered it a mere formality. “We’re just going to do it. I’m sure Congress will go along, if we need that. I don’t think we even need that,” he said. Continue reading...
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