Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician and reelection candidate, carefully questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., illustrating tensions between medical expertise, oversight and politics. Cassidy supported Kennedy’s confirmation but probed policy and management decisions in a cautious, measured way. His vote to convict Trump and the fact that he is running again raise the stakes of that cautious posture, as his handling of hearings and public scrutiny now intersect with a vulnerable reelection campaign.
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