Democrats are calling for the creation of a state equivalent of the National Institutes of Health, but first state lawmakers and then voters would need to approve it.
By promoting suspicions about the institutions he oversees, critics say Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is jeopardizing public health. He says he is pursuing transparency.
The justice’s comments reflected tensions within the judiciary, as trial judges struggle to interpret the Supreme Court’s often cryptic emergency orders.
A three-hour hearing before the Senate Finance Committee revealed that the health secretary was on uncertain ground even with some Republicans who voted to confirm him.
Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. at Thursday’s hearing, which descended into a free-for-all, in part over Mr. Kennedy’s approach to vaccination, the turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and especially his decision last week to fire Susan Monarez, the C.D.C. director.
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