The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to confirm Brooke Rollins, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump and former White House policy advisor who has expressed doubt about climate change, to lead the U.

Rollins served in the final year of Trump’s first term as acting director of the White House's Domestic Policy Council.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr, a vaccine critic who has pledged to tackle chronic disease, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Health Secretary on Thursday, after overcoming resistance from the medical establishment and members of Congress with promises to limit his role in vaccine policy.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as HHS secretary in a 52-48 Senate vote, with GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell voting no.

Trump’s Cabinet nominees, even the most controversial, are continuing to sail through the confirmation process with the Senate GOP. As expected, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed 52-48 this morning;

Gabbard overcame initial skepticism from some Republican senators about her nomination, underscoring Trump's grip on the party.

Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's nominee for director of national intelligence, testifies at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill Jan. 30, 2025. | Francis Chung/POLITICO The Senate voted to confirm Tulsi Gabbard to serve as director of national intelligence on Wednesday,

Former Representative Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be director of national intelligence, testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington,