If approved, Kennedy will control a $1.7 trillion agency that oversees food and hospital inspections, hundreds of health clinics, vaccine recommendations and health insurance for roughly half the country.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said vaccines are not safe. His support for abortion access has made conservatives uncomfortable.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confronted with a number of his baseless claims and a vexing abortion issue. But Republican senators treaded lightly.
For the first time in U.S. history, a president-elect will welcome foreign leaders for one of the most American political traditions — the peaceful transfer of power. President-elect Donald Trump invited Chinese President Xi Jinping and conservative world leaders such as Argentine President Javier Milei and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni to the
Backed by dozens of ultra-right anti-vaccine zealots in the audience, Kennedy engaged in over three hours of lies, half-truths, and disinformation in his effort to become the top general in Trump’s war on public health.
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RFK Jr. claimed he is not “anti-vaccine” and appeared unfamiliar with key aspects of healthcare insurance programs in his confirmation hearing.
President Donald Trump has signed an order to declassify government records relating to the assassination of JFK Jr., Newsweek's live blog is closed.
Kennedy vowed to fight chronic disease and called abortion a tragedy.
President Trump’s nominee for health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., faced pointed questions from Democrats on his stance on vaccines and other issues. WSJ’s Kristina Peterson breaks down his confirmation hearing performance.
President Donald Trump declined to say if he had spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but threatened to impose "massive tariffs" on Russia to end the war with Ukraine, in the second part of an Oval Office interview that aired Thursday night. The interview was conducted by Fox News' Sean Hannity.
President Trump's priorities of immigration enforcement and promoting U.S. interests in the Panama Canal lead the political agenda in Washington.