Endless phone calls, emails, and political pressure: How intense public reaction shaped Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation battle
While many of President Trump's Cabinet picks sparked strong public reactions, the singular appeal — and alarm — generated by ...
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RFK Jr. Names First Targets in Chilling Speech as Health Secretary
Now that he has been confirmed as secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to put his frightening ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confirmed as HHS secretary, capping contentious fight over vaccine skeptic’s nomination
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as President Trump’s secretary of Health and Human Services early Thursday, capping a ...
RFK Jr. tells staff he will 'investigate' childhood vaccine schedule, anti-depression drugs
Robert F Kennedy Jr. said he plans to investigate whether childhood vaccinations and anti-depression medications are among “possible factors” in chronic diseases.
Robert F Kennedy Jr. lays out plan for HHS, reveals first targets in chilling speech
Robert F Kennedy Jr. made a speech to HHS staff at the Washington, D.C., headquarters Tuesday and announced that he planned ...
RFK Jr. says panel will examine childhood vaccine schedule after promising not to change it
To earn the vote he needed to become the nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a promise: He would not ...
HHS pick Robert F. Kennedy Jr. clears final hurdle before Senate confirmation vote
The Senate voted 53-47 to end debate on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination, following public statements of support from some ...
Senate votes to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary
Kennedy managed to allay the concerns of several key GOP senators over his anti-vaccine activism. Mitch McConnell was the ...
How did RFK Jr. overcome Republican skepticism to become health secretary? By making a lot of promises.
Virtually no previous health secretary nominee in recent memory has gone through such lengths to claim that they would not ...