The two-term Democrat could be a 2028 presidential candidate. In the past week, he's appeared in Illinois, Washington and the national media standing up to the White House.
Trump commuted Blagojevich’s 14-year sentence in 2020. The former governor had served about 8 years on charges stemming from his effort to sell Barack Obama’s Senate seat.
Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden called on the HHS nominee to vow to recuse himself from certain decisions and promise not to profit from health litigation after leaving the post.
In a written directive, the Democratic Illinois governor tells his hiring office that "no one who attempts to overthrow a government should serve in government."
Advocates worry that as HHS secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could undermine years of work to unlink autism and vaccines and divert precious research dollars to a discredited theory.
Kennedy must clear an expansive array of hurdles as he seeks to be confirmed as health and human services secretary, one of the most powerful posts in government.
Hines, the spouse of Robert Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick to be HHS secretary, has used her husband's image and MAHA branding in the past to sell her products.
Biden leaves behind a complicated legacy of legislative wins and economic gains, along with a trail of fractured relationships and grievances within his own party.