Heading into the third hour of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearing in Senate Finance, it’s clear Democrats remain deeply troubled by Kennedy’s past skepticism of vaccines. They have dug into

The longtime liberal faces deep skepticism over his public health views. “Frankly, you frighten people,” one Democratic senator told his former roommate.

Two protesters erupted in the Senate on Wednesday morning as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced questions about his qualifications to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. The first came just as Kennedy was reading his opening statement,

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confronted with a number of his baseless claims and a vexing abortion issue. But Republican senators treaded lightly.