Kennedy Faces Senators as Congress Returns: Starting Line

Aug. 29, 2025, 11:06 AM UTC

Short, Busy Week After August Recess

Congress’s summer recess is ending, and though only three session days are planned, next week may bring enough tension and contention to feel a lot longer. Among their headaches: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Jeffrey Epstein.

The HHS secretary will be face-to-face with the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday for what in normal times could have been a ho-hum big-picture policy discussion. But after the HHS secretary fired a career scientist just weeks into her new job atop the CDC — followed by the protest resignation of other top agency leaders — look for ...

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