Alexandra Sifferlin, a health and science editor for Times Opinion, hosted an online conversation on Wednesday with the Opinion columnist Zeynep Tufekci and the Opinion writers David Wallace-Wells and Jessica Grose about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first of two confirmation hearings for secretary of health and human services.

Donald Trump’s FBI director pick Kash Patel, Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard and Ambassador to the United Nations hopeful Elise Stefanik are among a string of confirmation hearings happening in the Senate today.

Last week, just days after his inauguration, Donald Trump eliminated the membership of a key committee that handles aviation security. And on Wednesday night, a passenger plane collided with a military helicopter in the Washington, D.C., area.

Several of Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and key roles in his administration are facing confirmation hearings in the Senate today as the president continues to implement executive actions to transform the government.

Will the Senate GOP confirm controversial picks like Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr.? Here’s the hearings schedule and list of who’s been confirmed.

RFK Jr. is back on the Hill for a second day of testimony, this time before a different Senate committee, after a first round that was contentious but saw no GOP defections.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will appear Thursday morning before the Senate health committee for a second confirmation hearing. Lawmakers will likely question him about his shifting beliefs on vaccines and abortion.

In what was a busy and chaotic day even for the newly hatched second Trump administration, late-night hosts were left with a surplus of material. Here’s our round-up of the night’s best lines from across the dial.

President Trump’s executive actions, including a freeze on federal grants and a buyout offer to federal employees, have drawn criticism from Democrats and some Republicans, while his pick

Stockton Boulevard in south Sacramento is closed after a hit-and-run crash knocked down a power line on Wednesday, CHP said.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's pick to lead the top U.S. health agency, told U.S. senators during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday that he would finalize regulations aimed at increasing the participation of diverse patient populations in clinical trials.

Tim Miller, Former RNC Spokesperson joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s first confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill which exposed him as deeply unqualified and truly only well versed on conspiracy theories that are way out of the mainstream on issues like vaccines and abortion.