RFK Jr. on glide path to become HHS secretary after clearing first Senate vote

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The Senate voted Wednesday to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be President Donald Trump’s health and human services secretary, teeing him up for confirmation Thursday morning.

The GOP-controlled chamber voted along party lines, 53-47, on a procedural move to end debate.

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