Senate, Kennedy and Trump

Cheryl Hines, Kick and Kyra Kennedy celebrate RFK Jr’s confirmation, ‘a Trump victory
RFK Jr’s TV actor wife and socialite daughters proudly celebrated the controversial anti-vaccine campaigner’s confirmation to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. narrowly confirmed by Senate as Trump's health secretary
RFK Jr.'s confirmation comes after months of controversy and debate, largely focused on his past comments casting doubt on the safety of vaccines.
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 lone Republican to vote against him.
RFK Jr. Confirmed as Health Secretary Despite Caroline Kennedy Blasting Him as a 'Predator'
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been confirmed to lead the Department of Health and Human Services in Donald Trump's administration. Trump previously said he would let Kennedy 'do whatever he wants' with go
Trump reacts to McConnell voting against RFK Jr’s confirmation
President Donald Trump slammed former Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, who voted against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to lead the Health and Human Services Department.
RFK Jr. wins confirmation as Trump’s health secretary
RFK Jr. will oversee agencies that spend $1.7 trillion annually on vaccines, food safety and the Medicare and Medicaid health insurance programs that cover roughly half of all Americans.
RFK Jr. Outlines His Health Secretary Priorities in Post-Confirmation Interview With Fox News
In a post-confirmation interview on Fox News, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he wouldn’t ban vaccines and has a ...
After McConnell opposes RFK Jr., Trump says he has ‘no idea’ if senator had polio
I had no idea he had polio,” Trump said when asked about the 82-year-old Kentucky senator’s decision to vote against Robert F ...
Robert F. Kennedy now heads Trump's MAHA commission: What to know
Trump signed an executive order establishing the President’s Make America Healthy Again Commission. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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 ...
Vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sworn in as Trump’s health chief after a close Senate vote
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been sworn in as President Donald Trump’s health secretary. The Senate on Thursday confirmed him, ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s HHS secretary nomination moves to full Senate after committee vote
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cleared a crucial hurdle for confirmation as Health and Human Services secretary. Here's what happens ...
Why did Neil Gorsuch swear in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.?
While much of President Trump’s Cabinet has chosen Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to swear them in, Robert F. Kennedy ...
RFK Jr. wants to pause infectious disease research. Trump just gave him a head start.
The Trump administration has created an existential crisis for several government agencies and departments — few more ...