Sen. Bill Cassidy (R), a physician-turned-politician from deep-red Louisiana, has emerged as a central figure in the confirmation fight over Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. goes before two two U.S. Senate hearings in his quest to head the nation's health department. Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, a doctor, sits on both.

Conservatives in Louisiana view the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a litmus test for President Trump's agenda.

WASHINGTON — Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy asked Thursday that health chief nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. put aside his decades-old questioning of vaccinations and promote immunizations should he be con

The GOP senator and former physician expressed misgivings about whether Trump’s controversial HHS pick could be trusted with the public’s health.

Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming, who is seeking to oust Sen. Bill Cassidy in 2026, is calling the senator a "RINO," or "Republican in name only."

Republican Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy has scheduled the first public hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's controversial nominee for secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy's hearing before the Senate ...

Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy said the paperwork to schedule a hearing for Trump nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could arrive as soon as Tuesday.

The top Republican on the Senate's health committee, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., faced criticism from fellow Republicans after he suggested his vote for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation as Health and Human Services secretary is not a lock.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s bid to be the nation's top health official is uncertain after a key Republican joined Democrats to raise persistent concerns over the nominee's deep skepticism of routine childhood vaccinations that prevent deadly diseases.

“We have to do that because we have very big deficits with those countries,” Trump told reporters Thursday, adding that the tariffs “may or may not rise with time.” Trump also complained that both countries had not done enough to curb illegal migrants and fentanyl coming across the U.S. border.