Whitehouse and Kennedy attended law school together at the University of Virginia where they hiked, hunted and rafted the Blue Ridge Mountains.

The veteran Rhode Island Democrat won't say which way he'll vote on one of President Trump's most controversial cabinet nominations.

Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse slammed Kennedy for what he called his anti-vaccine views and past statements citing rising measles cases. "Frankly, you frighten people," the Rhode Island senator, who has been a long-time friend of the nominee, said.

"Frankly, you frighten people," Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) told the nominee during his confirmation hearing to be Donald Trump's health secretary.

Whitehouse sat down this week with the POLITICO Energy podcast, where he predicted “there'll be some litigation” if Trump looks to stop offshore wind projects that “are already ongoing and which there's a vested defensible interest.

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI, furiously hit back at what he described as "grotesque mischaracterizations" from Democrats at his confirmation hearing.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was once a darling in Democratic circles thanks to his environmental work and famous family. But he shouldn't expect a warm welcome from Senate Democrats at his confirmation hearings.

Conservatives on social media ripped Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on Wednesday after he questioned President Donald Trump's HHS secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Capitol Hill.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday confirmed Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a key role to help President Donald Trump fulfill his pledge to roll back major environmental regulations, including those aimed at slowing climate change and encouraging use of electric vehicles.

Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana quietly conducted a revealing cross-examination of Kennedy on Wednesday, ahead of the hearing on Thursday that he will lead. He could be a key vote to watch.

NEW YORK — The Democratic Party's left wing has warned for decades ... “Now he tells us,” Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., wrote on X, referring also to Biden's ideas for the U.S. Supreme ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Democratic Party’s left wing has warned for ... “Now he tells us,” Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., wrote on X, referring also to Biden’s ideas for the U.S. Supreme ...