Where Things Stand Kennedy confirmed: The Senate on Thursday voted to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has repeatedly expressed skepticism of vaccines, as the health and human services secretary. He overcame deep opposition from much of the medical community and Democrats who implored Republicans to reject him, calling him a danger to public health. Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, a polio survivor, was the lone Republican to join all Democrats in voting against him. Read more › F.B.I. director: The Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to advance the nomination of Kash Patel as F.B.I. director to the full Senate. Mr. Patel has vowed to clear out F.B.I. headquarters and turn it into a museum, fire the agency’s leadership, and punish what he calls a “deep state” conspiracy against President Trump. Final confirmation could occur within days. Read more › Reciprocal tariffs: Mr. Trump is expected to impose “reciprocal tariffs” on America’s trading partners on Thursday. Those tariffs would come as Mr. Trump is scheduled to meet in Washington with the prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, whose country charges the kind of higher levies on American imports that Mr. Trump has found problematic. Read more ›