As health secretary, Kennedy will oversee $1.7 trillion in spending on vaccines, food safety, and health insurance programs.

Kennedy managed to allay the concerns of several key GOP senators over his anti-vaccine activism. Mitch McConnell was the ...

The vote puts a longtime critic of vaccines and the medical establishment in charge of the nation’s vast and powerful health apparatus.

The Senate voted along party lines to advance the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for health secretary to the floor for a ...

RFK Jr. has gained a following for his questioning of vaccines. He has vowed to take on the food and drug industries and ...

WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s famous name, populist stances and loyal following have earned him President Donald Trump's support, but will that get him the votes he ...

“I am pro-safety,” Mr. Kennedy, President Trump’s nominee for health secretary, declared in his opening remarks. He insisted that he had been mistakenly labeled anti-vaccine in news ...

The Senate committees on health and finance have announced the upcoming hearing dates for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s bid to be the next secretary of Health and Human Services. The Health and Human ...

The Senate on Thursday confirmed vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of Health and Human Services in the Trump ...

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary in President Donald Trump ...

RFK Jr.'s confirmation comes after months of controversy and debate, largely focused on his past comments casting doubt on ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump's health secretary, putting the ...