Cassidy Got Trump Admin Commitments Before Backing RFK Jr., Trump Says Autism Hike Is Reason To Confirm HHS Nominee

Sen. Bill Cassidy (LA) said on X that he decided to vote "yes" on advancing RFK Jr.’s HHS secretary nomination to the Senate floor after securing commitments from the Trump administration aimed at safeguarding public health and maintaining current vaccine approval and safety protocols. Cassidy had signaled Monday he was still struggling with how to vote -- following his inability last week to get Kennedy to back off claims vaccines are linked to autism -- and just hours before the...