Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana has emerged as a central figure in the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's nominee for health and human services secretary.

RFK Jr.'s second Senate confirmation hearing focused on vaccines, Medicare, diversity, and science. Key Republicans were reticent to show support.

Sanders, the senior minority party member on the committee, pressed Kennedy to concede that health care was a human right, as his father, Robert F. Kennedy, and his uncles, John F. Kennedy and Edward Kennedy, had done. Kennedy again did not give a definitive answer.

Robert F. Kennedy's aspirations now rest with the Republican-controlled Senate, where he can lose only three GOP votes if all Democrats oppose him.

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democrat, tore into Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's pick to become the nation's top health official, in a contentious confirmation hearing Wednesday

Kennedy is seeking to lead a $1.7 trillion agency that will oversee vaccine recommendations as well as food inspections and health insurance for half the country.

Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana outlined the stakes Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will face in the hearings. “I expect him to address all of these issues head-on and tell us, tell the ...

During a confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's nominee for health secretary, Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Thursday urged Kennedy to use his platform to boost public confidence in vaccines but did not indicate whether she would support his nomination.

Kennedy faced questions from the Senate Finance Committee, including from MA Sen. Warren, weighing whether he is fit to be Health Secretary.

The recent Senate confirmation hearings for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presented a striking scene that would confuse a time traveler from 10 years ago. Democratic lawmakers took turns excoriating a man who once embodied their ideals. Sen. Bernie Sanders, seemingly grasping for gotchas, was reduced to questioning Kennedy about baby clothing merchandise.

At Senate HELP committee, lawmakers grill Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his record of vaccine skepticism and thoughts on transgender care.