The top Republican on the Senate's health committee, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., faced criticism from fellow Republicans after ...

GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy said he was "struggling" with Kennedy's nomination for health and human services secretary after repeatedly challenging his views on vaccines.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Sen. Bill Cassidy has emerged as a central figure in the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s opinions about vaccine safety, both past and present, appeared likely to lead at least a few Senate ...

Unfortunately for the Louisiana Republican ... A day later, as NBC News reported, the GOP leader chose Turner’s successor. Speaker Mike Johnson said he selected Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., ...

Johnson was headed toward another GOP majority of his own. And the Louisiana Republican, a self-described “nerd constitutional-law guy,” had become a fixture of Trump’s inner circle.

followed by GOP Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn. After three weeks of paralysis, Johnson grabbed the gavel. By all accounts, the congressman from Louisiana was the only candidate who hadn't made many ...