Gov. Josh Green battled a measles outbreak that killed 83 people, mostly children. President Trump wants Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a vaccine skeptic, as his health policy chief.
Robert F. Kennedy comes before congress Wednesday and Thursday. Here's what we know about his nomination and plans for the Department of Health and Human Services.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for health and human services secretary has stalled as Senate Democrats and Republicans take issue with his views.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said vaccines are not safe. His support for abortion access has made conservatives uncomfortable. And farmers across the Midwest are nervous over his talk of banning corn syrup and pesticides from America's food supply.
If confirmed by the Senate, Kennedy would head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which oversees many of the country’s health agencies, from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Members of two Senate committees will have a lot of ground to cover at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearing to be Health and Human Services secretary (which has been scheduled for Jan. 29 ). They should devote most of their time probing how his long history of anti-vaccine advocacy will impact infectious disease control.
From law firm payouts to endorsements and book deals, nominee for HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. raked in at least $12 million in the past two years. RFK Jr. petitioned the FDA in 2021 to ...
Caroline Kennedy wrote a blistering letter to the U.S. Senate Tuesday urging them to reject her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination as Health and Human Services secretary. He is set to appear before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday for the first of two confirmation hearings as President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
HONOLULU (Island News) -- Working work toward solidifying the post of Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is reportedly no longer serving as Chairman or Chief Legal Counsel for Children's Health Defense.
A son of a Democratic political dynasty, Kennedy is seeking to become the nation's top health official under President Donald Trump.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services, once pitched the idea to run an experiment on the children of Samoa to see whether vaccines actually work.
At the end of the day, a 50-50 tie was broken by Vice President JD Vance, confirming Hegseth and handing Trump a big win as he attempts to quickly fill key posts so he can begin implementing the kinds of changes and policies that won him a historic victory in November.