Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is distancing himself from his anti-vaccine work as he seeks to become the leader of the nation’s top health agency under President Donald Trump, according to government ethics documents released on Wednesday.

The wife of Mark Zuckerberg and co-founder of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative attends the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in Washington, D.C.

The mega-rich have long had a prominent role in national politics, and several billionaires helped bankroll the campaign of Trump’s Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris. Biden recently gave the Presidential Medal of Freedom to George Soros, a billionaire donor to liberal causes.

Some of the most exclusive seats at President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday were reserved for powerful tech CEOs who also happen to be among the world’s richest men.

Donald Trump's swearing-in as the 47th US President marked a shift in protocol, with tech moguls like Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos occupying front-row seats typically reserved for political elites.

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.

Jewel made a surprise appearance during the inauguration festivities for Donald Trump, performing for Robert Kennedy Jr. and Cheryl Hines at the 'Make America Healthy Again' ball.

It's the clearest view yet of RFK Jr.'s investments and potential conflicts of interest as he works to become HHS secretary.

RFK Jr.'s comments about the gene-editing technology raise a question about how he would regulate it as head of HHS.

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HHS Secretary designate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. earned $326,000 from the anti-vaccine group Children's Health Defense and a $100,000 licensing fee for use of the Make America Healthy Again brand, according to financial disclosure forms posted by the Office of Government Ethics.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee to be health secretary, would have oversight power over the vaccine’s maker, Merck, if confirmed.