Live Updates: In Second Confirmation Hearing, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Takes Fire For Vaccine Stances
What to know from Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s hearings before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on Thursday.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes his final plea before senators as a key vote hangs in the balance
Sanders, the senior minority party member on the committee, pressed Kennedy to concede that health care was a human right, as his father, Robert F. Kennedy, and his uncles, John F. Kennedy and Edward Kennedy, had done. Kennedy again did not give a definitive answer.
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The Risks of Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The issue isn’t only his troubling views but whether a complex federal agency can function effectively under his leadership.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Grilled on Vaccines and Insurance in Contentious Hearing
RFK Jr. claimed he is not “anti-vaccine” and appeared unfamiliar with key aspects of healthcare insurance programs in his confirmation hearing.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s famous name and controversial views collide in his bid for top health job
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said vaccines are not safe. His support for abortion access has made conservatives uncomfortable.
Fact-checking Trump cabinet confirmation hearings for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Kash Patel
PolitiFact is live fact-checking the confirmation hearings for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Kash Patel, two of President Donald Trump's Cabinet picks.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Confirmation Hearing to Be Health Secretary: Five Things to Look For
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s famous name, populist stances and loyal following have earned him President Donald Trump's support, but will that get him the votes he needs from the Republican-controlled Senate to become the nation's top health official?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggles to answer questions on Medicare and Medicaid at confirmation hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s famous name, populist stances and loyal following have earned him President Donald Trump’s support, but will that get him the votes he needs
What Do Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Birds Mean?
As he seeks to lead the health department, Mr. Kennedy wore a thin tie dotted with feathered creatures to cap a classic suit.
Tech titans Zuckerberg, Bezos, Cook, Pichai chose to band together ahead of Trump inauguration: ‘Playing this game’
When the leaders of Meta, Google, Amazon and Apple were spotted together at church on the morning of Donald Trump’s inauguration, it was no accident.
Patrick Kennedy weighs in on RFK Jr.’s HHS nomination
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 ...
A chaotic month in Washington closes with a tragedy, but that doesn’t end the political tension
President Trump added to the turmoil, saying with no evidence that the crash could have been caused by diversity, equity, and ...
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Republican senators express doubts about RFK Jr. in latest confirmation hearing
In a make-or-break hearing, Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went before a second committee and it revealed Republican doubts about him. Lisa Desjardins reports on where ...
'Struggling with your nomination': 4 takeaways from RFK Jr., Gabbard, Patel hearings
Tulsi Gabbard, Kash Patel and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are among Trump's more controversial nominees, and faced tough questions from senators Thursday.
Sanders and Kennedy Trade Barbs on Vaccines and Health Care
In a Senate hearing, Senator Bernie Sanders pushed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. again on his past support for unsupported claims ...
Trump fills his government with billionaires after running on a working-class message
President Donald Trump's second White House is looking a lot like the inside of Mar-a-Lago, with extremely wealthy Americans ...