WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in Thursday as President Donald Trump’s health secretary after a close Senate vote, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears likely to soon be taking the helm as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. The Senate Finance committee voted along party lines, 14-13 ...

Kennedy managed to allay the concerns of several key GOP senators over his anti-vaccine activism. Mitch McConnell was the ...

RFK Jr. has gained a following for his questioning of vaccines. He has vowed to take on the food and drug industries and focus on chronic health conditions.

While many of President Trump's Cabinet picks sparked strong public reactions, the singular appeal — and alarm — generated by Kennedy deluged the Senate with outside pressure.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the controversial environmental lawyer turned public health critic, cleared his first hurdle on Tuesday to become the nation's top health official when the senate finance ...