The party has been struggling to respond to Donald Trump’s return. But the chance to grill one of the president’s worst Cabinet selections seemed to revive their fighting spirit.

Donald Trump’s pick for health secretary had a particularly tough confirmation hearing—thanks to his own comments.

Senator Maggie Hassan tore into Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for paralyzing actual scientific research.

The anti-vaccine sentiment that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has encouraged was too much even for a Republican senator.

The progressive senators torched Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for making money off of his supposed public health initiatives.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggled to defend his previous public health statements.

Protests broke out when Robert F. Kennedy Jr. insisted he wasn’t anti-vaccine.

Public health officials and experts were braced for challenges. The scale of the new administration’s moves in the first few days, however, has shocked them.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is openly vowing to make money off vaccine lawsuits if confirmed as the next HHS secretary.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vax nonprofit turns out to be just another scam.

Efforts to stop the spread of infectious disease have always suffered from a cycle of panic and neglect. Vaccine skepticism in the new administration brings even greater challenges.

Corporate tax cuts! Threatening Republicans! Arresting Democrats! Rethinking the polio vaccine?! People are about to find out what they voted for.

Plummeting trust in vaccines could be lethal on its own. But there are also ways Trump’s nominee for Health and Human Services could reduce vaccine availability, as well.

The Biden administration cut pandemic-era health benefits, and the Harris campaign failed to present any comprehensive health care reform policies. This was not an inspiring message for voters.

Virus monitoring, the budgets to investigate E. coli outbreaks, and much, much more could be on the chopping block.

The independent presidential candidate is running on fumes. More exposure would only kill his campaign faster.

Kennedy’s choice of running mate, Nicole Shanahan, is the strongest evidence yet that his campaign is desperate and unserious.

The Florida governor and presumptive presidential candidate is falling in the polls and making the same mistakes as Trump’s past rivals.

In David Quammen’s books, intrepid scientists hunt down viruses and avert crises. The story of Covid-19 offers no such resolution.

The Florida governor’s cynical ploy is to signal to rank-and-file Republicans: Look, I can investigate people, too!