The man who hopes to be President Donald Trump’s health secretary said he needed to see data showing vaccines are safe, but when an influential Republican senator did so, he dismissed it.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick to head the Department of Health and Human Services, faces scrutiny for fees he may earn from lawsuits against Merck.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 's bid to be the nation's top health official is uncertain after a key Republican joined Democrats to ...

At times, the questioning at Thursday’s hearing also got intensely personal. Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, criticized Kennedy for his belief in a link between autism and vaccines. She also ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urged caution regarding anti-obesity drugs during his confirmation hearing this morning. Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services stated ...

Follow the action as three of Trump's most contentious picks for senior administration roles face questioning on Capitol Hill.

In hearings Wednesday and Thursday, senators questioned President Trump's nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., over his fitness to be the country's top health ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s polarizing views and checkered past have been in the spotlight this week as President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services fields ...

The Kennedy family spans more than five generations and includes many famous members. Here’s everything to know about the ...

Senator Bill Cassidy, a physician and key G.O.P. vote, joined Democrats in aggressively questioning Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s pick for health secretary. He did not say how he would vote ...

Sen. Hassan has said that one of her motivations for entering politics was to ensure that people with disabilities like her son, Ben, would be able to have the same opportunities as any other person.