Two days of contentious Senate confirmation hearings did nothing to assuage doubts about the suitability of prominent vaccine ...

During his confirmation hearings this week, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he would promote vaccines as HHS secretary, despite a ...

The man who hopes to be President Donald Trump’s health secretary says he needs to see data showing vaccines are safe, but he ...

Arizona Rep. David Schweikert promoting RFK Jr. to be our top health official is like Homer Simpson saying SpongeBob should be secretary of Defense.

KFF Health News reporters break down the biggest takeaways from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearings for secretary of Health and Human Services.

President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.

In one of the most tense exchanges in a heated confirmation hearing, Senator Angela Alsobrooks called out past comments RFK Jr. made suggesting a different vaccine schedule for Black people.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee for health secretary, vigorously defended his views on vaccines, and a key senator still has clear doubts.

The Office of Government Ethics released Kennedy's financial disclosures in January 2025. Click here to review them. Kennedy went on to found the Pace University Environmental Litigation Clinic in ...

The former Democrat, nominated by US president Donald Trump to be his health secretary, had a hard time justifying anti-vax ...

Some Republicans said Kennedy emerged unscathed after what they viewed as a pile-on of attacks by Democratic senators. If ...