Ben Cohen was one of seven people who were arrested at a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing Wednesday.

The Department of Homeland Security is planning on a new Gulfstream V, agency officials confirmed Wednesday, after the planned acquisition spilled into public view during a congressional oversight hearing.

Both Sen. Angela Alsobrooks and Rep. Steny Hoyer had contentious exchanges on Wednesday with Kennedy, the Health and Human Services secretary. He testified before two committees: the House Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees health and human services and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.

At the hearing, Kennedy doubled down on nearly every major anti-scientific position he has taken, while attempting to falsely portray looming Medicaid cuts as eliminating “fraud and abuse.”

The head of the Department of Homeland Security's immigration enforcement agency has recognized the right of members of Congress to visit detention facilities —even unannounced.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. defended proposed 2026 budget reductions during separate House and Senate committee budget hearings on Wednesday.

Ben Cohen, Co-founder of Ben and Jerry’s, was tossed out of a Senate hearing for protesting against Health and Human Services Director RFK Jr. on Wednesday.

Follow for live updates as Trump continues his Middle East trip in Saudi Arabia and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies on Capitol Hill.