Arizona Rep. David Schweikert promoting RFK Jr. to be our top health official is like Homer Simpson saying SpongeBob should be secretary of Defense.
RFK Jr.’s skepticism of vaccines has raised fears about his nomination by President Donald Trump to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
Before RFK Jr.'s confirmation hearings, Caroline Kennedy urged lawmakers to reject nomination saying he's led family 'down path of drug addiction.'
The issue isn’t only his troubling views but whether a complex federal agency can function effectively under his leadership.
If approved, Kennedy will control a $1.7 trillion agency that oversees food and hospital inspections, hundreds of health clinics, vaccine recommendations and health insurance for roughly half the country.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s frequent questioning of the safety of childhood vaccinations is persisting as an issue in his confirmation hearings to become the Trump administration's top health official.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said vaccines are not safe. His support for abortion access has made conservatives uncomfortable.
Trump's pick for HHS Secretary told Senators Thursday he would carry out Trump's agenda reducing care for transgender youth. He framed it as an act of love.
For years, RFK Jr. has questioned the safety and effectiveness of childhood immunizations against measles, polio and other scourges that have mostly disappeared in the United States. And he wants to eliminate fluoridation of public water supplies,
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s opinions about vaccine safety will likely lead to a few Senate Republicans to vote against his nomination.
Rep. David Schweikert applauded RFK’s concern about obesity and chronic disease, without mentioning his history of anti-vaccine activism.