Sen. John Fetterman and other Senate Democrats blocked the advance of the "Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act" in the chamber.

Senate Democrats on Wednesday grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President’s Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, during a contentious confirmation hearing, hitting the former

HARRISBURG — When Democrat John Fetterman got elected to Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate ... Still, Fetterman hasn’t backed away from his bedrock issues, such as support for labor unions, abortion rights or LGBT rights. He has had close relationships ...

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman, who unapologetically rocks hoodies and shorts in Congress, decided to shake things up on Monday during an appearance on “The View.”

The longtime liberal faces deep skepticism over his public health views. “Frankly, you frighten people,” one Democratic senator told his former roommate.

Some GOP senators want public commitments from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before deciding whether to support him as the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, signaling that President Donald Trump’s pick will have to win over uncertain Republicans in order to secure the job.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he wasn’t antivaccine as senators pressed on his past remarks, in the first of two days of hearings over his nomination for health secretary.

John Fetterman, D-Pa., speaks during a campaign event in York ... Still, Fetterman hasn’t backed away from his bedrock issues, such as support for labor unions, abortion rights or LGBT rights. He has had close relationships with some top Pennsylvania ...

When Democrat John Fetterman got elected to the U.S. Senate ... such as support for labor unions, abortion rights or LGBT rights. He has had close relationships with some top Pennsylvania ...

Along with this week’s roll call votes, the House also passed a bill (H.R. 207), to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a task force regarding shark depredation.

RFK Jr. is back on the Hill for a second day of testimony, this time before a different Senate committee, after a first round that was contentious but saw no GOP defections.

The health committee chairman, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., also has expressed concerns about Kennedy's anti-vaccine work. A physician, Cassidy said earlier this month he “had a frank conversation” and “spoke about vaccines at length” with Kennedy. On Tuesday, Cassidy told reporters that he is still unsure if he is backing Trump’s nominee.