Senators pressed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his past vaccine and abortion remarks in the first of two days of hearings before senators vote on whether to confirm him as President Trump’s health secretary.

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.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pleaded guilty in 1984 to possessing heroin on an airplane, a few months after authorities found a small amount of heroin in his luggage as he traveled from Minneapolis to Rapid City,

Mr. Kennedy appears to have most Republicans behind him as he seeks the job of health secretary, though he couldn’t escape his past stances on vaccines and abortion.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services. Learn about his political beliefs, wife, kids, and more.

During the first round of his Senate confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary, appeared to be at odds with his past self.

Kennedy was pressed by lawmakers on Wednesday to clarify his views on vaccines, abortion and public health priorities in the first of two Senate confirmation hearings.

Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana quietly conducted a revealing cross-examination of Kennedy on Wednesday, ahead of the hearing on Thursday that he will lead. He could be a key vote to watch.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is in the midst of a contentious confirmation hearing to be the nation's top health official.

Robert F. Kennedy, Trump’s controversial pick to lead HHS, is slated to testify before a Senate panel that is crucial to advance his nomination.

President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced author, lawyer, and 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his nominee for secretary of health and human services on November 14, 2024. This presidential appointment requires Senate confirmation.