Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Keith Sonderling, acting U.S. secretary of Labor, defended the agency's role in transferring programs from the Education Department as part of the Trump administration's plan to dismantle it. Senate Democrats criticized the move, arguing it is illogical for the Labor Department to oversee education programs, while Sonderling highlighted his experience and the interagency agreements as part of the process.

Keith Sonderling, acting U.S. secretary of Labor, defended the agency's role in transferring programs from the Education Department as part of the Trump administration's plan to dismantle it. Senate Democrats questioned the decision, with Patty Murray criticizing the Labor Department's involvement in managing education programs. Sonderling faces a Senate vote on his nomination for Labor secretary.

Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling defended the Labor Department's role in transferring education programs to other agencies as part of the Trump administration's plan to dismantle the Education Department. During a Senate confirmation hearing, Sonderling compared his agency's involvement to a consulting firm managing program funds, not the programs themselves, while Democrats criticized the move as illogical.

Keith Sonderling, acting U.S. secretary of Labor, defended the agency's role in transferring programs from the Education Department as part of the Trump administration's plan to dismantle it. Senate Democrats criticized the move, arguing it is illogical for the Labor Department to oversee education programs. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions will vote on Sonderling's nomination to serve as Labor secretary.

Keith Sonderling, acting U.S. secretary of Labor, defended the agency’s role in transferring programs from the Education Department as part of the Trump administration’s plan to dismantle it. Senate Democrats criticized the move, arguing it is illogical for the Labor Department to manage education programs. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will vote on Sonderling’s nomination to serve as Labor secretary.

President Trump accused Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) of disloyalty and political gamesmanship for opposing Surgeon General nominee Casey Means, urging Louisiana voters to replace him. Trump and Means' brother, Calley Means, criticized Cassidy for delaying her confirmation, while Trump later announced a new nominee, Nicole Saphier, and pressured GOP senators on tariff votes.

President Trump accused Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) of disloyalty and political gamesmanship over his opposition to confirming Surgeon General nominee Casey Means, urging Louisiana voters to replace him. Casey Means' brother, Calley Means (White House advisor), also criticized Cassidy for delaying her confirmation. Trump later nominated Nicole Saphier as a replacement and pressured GOP senators on anti-Canadian tariff votes.

Senator Bernie Sanders confronted Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a Senate hearing for his rejection of germ theory, a foundational biomedical concept. Kennedy, an anti-vaccine activist with no science background, promoted the discredited 'terrain theory' in his 2021 book, claiming diseases result from bodily imbalances rather than germs.

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) criticized HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a congressional hearing, questioning his plans to address abortion pills and the U.S. measles outbreak. Cassidy highlighted concerns over the former requirement for abortion pills and vaccine-preventable diseases.