Trump HHS nominee RFK Jr returns to Capitol Hill for round 2 after heated first day of hearings
RFK Jr. is back on the Hill for a second day of testimony, this time before a different Senate committee, after a first round that was contentious but saw no GOP defections.
RFK Jr. Cites Flawed Paper Claiming Link Between Vaccines and Autism in HHS Confirmation Hearing
In his second day of confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, refused to say that vaccines do not cause autism -- despite a large body of evidence showing there is no link.
HHS nominee RFK Jr. defends vaccine skepticism, still ‘won’t take sides on 9/11’ in fiery final confirmation hearing
If you come out unequivocally — ‘vaccines are safe, it does not cause autism’ that would have an incredible impact,” Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) told the HHS nominee.
RFK Jr., Trump’s HHS pick, interrogated on vaccine views at second confirmation hearing
RFK Jr.'s confirmation hearings continue today as he appears before a second Senate committee. Follow STAT's live updates.
RFK Jr. casts doubt on efficacy of COVID vaccines during his HHS confirmation hearing Thursday
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced his second day of confirmation hearings Thursday as President Trump's nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services.
Senators challenge Robert Kennedy Jr. on vaccines and fitness to lead HHS in fiery hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced aggressive questions about his skepticism of vaccines and other issues during the first of two scheduled Senate confirmation hearings.
Trump pick for HHS doubles down on weird racial vaccine theory he apparently misunderstood
Rachel Maddow shares a moment from Day 2 of Robert Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation hearing in which Senator Angela Alsobrooks ...
RFK Jr. HHS Confirmation: Kennedy Says He Will Give Up Stake In Vaccine Lawsuit
Kennedy Jr. is revising his ethics agreement to divest his interest in litigation against an HPV vaccine maker and directing ...
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is unfit to lead HHS
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearings made clear that he is unqualified to be HHS secretary even beyond his positions ...
RFK Jr. tells senators he won't impose his vaccine opinions at HHS, will empower scientists
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced skeptical senators Thursday in the second day of his confirmation hearing to lead the ...
LARRY KUDLOW: President Trump will be the one really running HHS
And, by the way, RFK is going to have some really smart people on his team. Sabarni Chatterjee, who will run the National ...
How HHS Impacts Our Health, Our Economy And Our Security
The work of the Department of Health and Human Services affects every American in many ways. Here's a look at the ...
Iowa HHS to change how it provides children's mental health services per settlement agreement
The state of Iowa has agreed to change how it provides mental health services to children on Medicaid. This action stems from a settlement agreement following a class action lawsuit filed in 2023.
White House blames "outage" for locking out Medicaid, Head Start, health centers from funding site
The online system for federal health funding warned of delays due to executive orders after the Trump administration announced a freeze.