Global Politics Report Editorial

Cassidy: ‘Pretty evident’ RFK Jr. lied about changing vaccine schedule

GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy (La.) on Sunday accused Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of breaking his pledge to not attempt to tweak the childhood vaccine schedule. Discussing President Trump’s recent executive order seeking to alter the schedule on ABC News’s “This Week,” Cassidy alluded to “guarantees” Kennedy and the White…

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Source: The Hill

Politics desk: Congress

Published: Aug. 16, 2026 at 02:23 PM ET

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Original source: The Hill