Debate Heats Up Over HHS Watchdog Nominee and Planned Parenthood Investigation
A Senate hearing revisited a decade-old investigation into Planned Parenthood's handling of fetal tissue, with the HHS nominee Thomas Bell defending his role in the GOP-led probe, which was criticized as a smear campaign but had significant political impact. The hearing also covered other political issues including environmental policies, government shutdowns, military troop reductions in Europe, and ICE operations during the shutdown.