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 yet to be scheduled ). They should devote most of their time probing how his long history of anti-vaccine advocacy will impact infectious disease control.

COURTESY CSPAN U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz speaks on the Senate floor today to oppose the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to become the next U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. COURTESY CSPAN U.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for health and human services secretary has stalled as Senate Democrats and Republicans take issue with his views.

Jewel’s appearance was apparently a gift to Kennedy’s wife, Cheryl Hines, and was unexpected — Jewel was not previously included on the list of performers for the 2025 Inauguration events hosted on Monday, January 20, in celebration of President Donald Trump ’s second term.

Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy said the paperwork to schedule a hearing for Trump nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could arrive as soon as Tuesday.

RFK Jr. petitioned the FDA in 2021 to revoke authorization of all COVID vaccines. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s personal attorney previously petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to revoke its ...

His order, which the White House called “the most important federal civil rights measure in decades,” revokes Executive Order 11246 signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965. It prohibited discriminatory practices in hiring and employment in government contracting and asserted the government’s commitment to affirmative action.

Health and Human Services secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to appear before senators on Capitol Hill next week. It's a highly anticipated confirmation hearing partly because of the former presidential candidate's well-documented history of spreading false and misleading vaccine claims.

This appointment is a slap in the face to every health care professional who has spent their lives working to protect patients from preventable illness and death,” the letter says.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been outspoken about changes he would like to see in the agriculture industry, from fewer chemicals to removing seed oils.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is an environmental lawyer, author and political activist who has suspended his independent presidential campaign and thrown his support behind former President Donald J.

Sean Hepburn Ferrer, the son of the late Audrey Hepburn, shared his thoughts on Ivanka Trump wearing a dress originally designed for his mom to Donald Trump’s 2025 Inaugural Ball.