Kennedy's statements have raised concerns about his childhood vaccine commitment to Republican Senator Bill Cassidy.

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

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination to be Health and Human Services Secretary, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Jan. 29, 2025.

In one of the closest votes yet for a cabinet pick of President Donald Trump, South Carolina’s two U.S. senators rallied around all but one of their Republican colleagues to confirm Robert F. Kennedy ...

South Carolina’s two U.S. senators rallied around all but one of their Republican colleagues to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a controversial secretary of the Department of Health and Human ...

While many of President Trump's Cabinet picks sparked strong public reactions, the singular appeal — and alarm — generated by Kennedy deluged the Senate with outside pressure.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s health secretary, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion in ...

The Senate is expected to vote Thursday on the confirmation of Robert F WASHINGTON -- The Senate is expected to vote Thursday on the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent lawyer ... Last ...