Update: Robert F. Kennedy was confirmed as the Secretary of HHS on Thursday, Feb. 13. Read more here. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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

Kennedy Jr., an ardent vaccine critic who would have been Weldon’s boss as health secretary. Perhaps Weldon’s biggest problem ...

By Sheryl Gay Stolberg The vote capped a remarkable rise for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who was confirmed by a Republican Senate in a chamber where his father and uncles once served as Democrats.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's former opponent in the 2024 election, was officially sworn in as Secretary of ...

Republican Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana is facing backlash for supporting the confirmation of Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. following the first U.S ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has expressed divisive ideas about vaccines, but some applaud his efforts to target ultra-processed foods in Americans' diets.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new role leading the Department of Health and Human ... In a change election resulting in the closest ...

President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental attorney and noted anti-vaccine advocate, ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell, who overcame polio at a young age, was the sole Republican no vote. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to serve as secretary of Health and Human Services was officially ...

“I had no idea he had polio,” Trump said when asked about the 82-year-old Kentucky senator’s decision to vote against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for HHS secretary. The Senate held a final vote on ...