RFK Jr. Faces Bipartisan Grilling on Abortion Record in Combative Confirmation Hearing

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's controversial nominee to run the Department of Health and Human services, faced scrutiny from Democrats and Republicans Wednesday about his record on the issue of abortion. Throughout the hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, Kennedy largely deferred to Trump's positions on abortion - stating that abortion regulation should be left to the states - and vowed to restore the conscience protections that were stripped from HHS under the Biden administration. Senator James Lankford (R., Okla.), an ordained Baptist minister, asked Kennedy a series of detailed questions about how he would handle abortion policy...