Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said vaccines are not safe. His support for abortion access has made conservatives uncomfortable.

Sen. Bill Cassidy, the top Republican on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, concluded Thursday's hearing by saying he was "struggling" with the nomination due to Kennedy's vaccine positions. Kennedy notably refused to say vaccines don't cause autism as he faced pointed question from lawmakers.

Inflation was a driving force behind Donald Trump's election victory, but he's put the issue on the back burner during his first week in office.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he didn’t know if women in some states would be entitled to emergency care for an incomplete miscarriage under a law that guarantees services regardless of the ability to pay.

Alexandra Sifferlin, a health and science editor for Times Opinion, hosted an online conversation on Wednesday with the Opinion columnist Zeynep Tufekci and the Opinion writers David Wallace-Wells and Jessica Grose about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first of two confirmation hearings for secretary of health and human services.

The issue isn’t only his troubling views but whether a complex federal agency can function effectively under his leadership.

Several of Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and key roles in his administration are facing confirmation hearings in the Senate today as the president continues to implement executive actions to transform the government.

The recent Senate confirmation hearings for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presented a striking scene that would confuse a time traveler from 10 years ago. Democratic lawmakers took turns excoriating a man who once embodied their ideals. Sen. Bernie Sanders, seemingly grasping for gotchas, was reduced to questioning Kennedy about baby clothing merchandise.

The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing for Kennedy on January 29, 2025, and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee will hold a hearing for Kennedy on January 30, 2025. Kennedy went on to found the Pace University Environmental ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, made disputed claims before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.

Kennedy wants to create "wellness drug rehabilitation farms." But the U.S. tried it before, and it didn't work.

Senate Health Committee Chair Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said at the end of Thursday’s hearing he is “struggling” with whether to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr .as Health and Human Services