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.

Kennedy Jr. rejected characterizations of him as an anti-vaxxer in a Senate hearing Wednesday where senators will weigh his confirmation as Health and Human Services Secretary—as his former billionaire running mate threatens to fund primary challenges against lawmakers who vote against him.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will stand before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee Thursday as President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. grilled by Angela Alsobrooks at confirmation hearing over his previous comments about Black people and vaccines

RFK Jr. claimed he is not “anti-vaccine” and appeared unfamiliar with key aspects of healthcare insurance programs in his confirmation hearing.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivers his opening statement ahead of his first confirmation hearing with the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday (watch it live, or the full replay when it is over here) ROBERT F.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced intense scrutiny Wednesday on Capitol Hill as he sought confirmation for the role of Health and Human Services secretary.

If confirmed by the Senate, Kennedy would head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which oversees many of the country’s health agencies, from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

It was a game of catch-me-if-you-can when Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, appeared before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday.

In a contentious confirmation hearing to become the nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggled Wednesday to answer questions about Medicare and Medicaid, programs that affect tens of millions of Americans,

Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of President John F. Kennedy, urged senators to reject her cousin Robert Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to be the next secretary of health and human services. Her letter, which was followed up by a social media post,