HHS nominee RFK Jr. defends vaccine skepticism, still ‘won’t take sides on 9/11’ in fiery final confirmation hearing
If you come out unequivocally — ‘vaccines are safe, it does not cause autism’ that would have an incredible impact,” Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) told the HHS nominee.
RFK Jr. scrutinized over vaccine skepticism, Medicare plans in confirmation hearing
The final round of committee hearings for Kennedy’s bid to be HHS Secretary was contentious from the start.
RFK Jr., Trump’s HHS pick, interrogated on vaccine views at second confirmation hearing
RFK Jr.'s confirmation hearings continue today as he appears before a second Senate committee. Follow STAT's live updates.
RFK Jr. will stress he’s not ‘anti-vaccine’ at confirmation hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will emphasize that he is not “anti-vaccine” when he appears Wednesday in Congress at the first of two straight days of Senate confirmation hearings.
RFK Jr. tells senators he won't impose his vaccine opinions at HHS, will empower scientists
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced skeptical senators Thursday in the second day of his confirmation hearing to lead the department of Health and Human Services, Sen. Bill Cassidy confronted Kennedy about vaccines.
Kennedy confuses Medicare, Medicaid in contentious confirmation hearing
In a confirmation hearing for his nomination to head the $1.7 trillion Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confused two of the massive healthcare programs he would be overseeing as secretary — Medicare and Medicaid — and insisted he was not anti-vaccine.
Trump health pick Kennedy under attack for vaccine views in contentious Senate hearing
Robert F. Kennedy's nomination will put Republican lawmakers' loyalty to the test, as the former Democrat holds a range of unorthodox positions that could alienate both conservatives and liberals.
RFK Jr. is on the defensive over his vaccine views as a key confirmation vote hangs in the balance
WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s long record of doubting the safety of childhood vaccinations persisted as a flash point for him Thursday in a confirmation hearing where senators, including a key Republican, shared intensely personal details about the impact vaccine skepticism had on their lives.
Senators challenge Robert Kennedy Jr. on vaccines and fitness to lead HHS in fiery hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced aggressive questions about his skepticism of vaccines and other issues during the first of two scheduled Senate confirmation hearings.
RFK Jr. makes a dubious reversal of his vaccine stance during confirmation hearing
During his Senate confirmation hearing for the role of secretary of the Department of Health and Human services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presented a more open stance to vaccines that was not representative of statements he has made on the subject for over a decade.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggles to answer questions on Medicare and Medicaid
In a contentious confirmation hearing to become the nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggled to answer questions
RFK Jr. second hearing takeaways: GOP criticism, more Medicare fumbles, and DEI
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced a bipartisan grilling Thursday in his second day of confirmation hearings to be President Donald ...
Kennedy Is Keeping His Stake in Vaccine Litigation
If confirmed as health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would oversee the Food and Drug Administration and other agencies ...
From anti-vaccine advocacy to raw milk, many of RFK Jr.'s views fall outside the mainstream
WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s anti-vaccine advocacy is outside the mainstream. His previous statements on abortion ...
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. worries anti-obesity drugs could ‘double insurance costs for employers’
President Donald Trump has nominated Kennedy to be the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which ...
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Will the Real Bobby Kennedy and Tulsi Gabbard Please Stand Up?
The unsuitable nominees are obviously trying to backpedal just enough to get confirmed without any true change in their worldviews.
Fact-Checking Health Claims in Kennedy’s 2nd Day of Confirmation Hearings
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, made disputed claims before the ...