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Mike Pence urges Senate Republicans to reject RFK Jr for US health secretary

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Former vice-president Mike Pence urges Senate Republicans to reject nomination of Robert F Kennedy Jr as health secretary.

Pence cited his conservative views on abortion for his opposition to Kennedy ’s elevation to secretary of health and human services ( HHS ) Kennedy has embraced a multitude of debunked health-related conspiracy theories, including the false claim that they cause autism.

Gaetz resigned as a US representative for Florida on Wednesday , in effect suspending the planned release of a report by the House of Representatives ethics committee into allegations of sexual misconduct.

He has denied that he had sex with a 17-year-old girl, which he has denied.

His nomination as the nation’s leading law enforcement officer was seen by some as a direct challenge by President Trump to the incoming Republican Senate majority.