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,

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).

In hearing, RFK Jr. said he wasn't comparing the CDC to Nazi death camps, merely the "injury rate to our children to other atrocities."

In a scathing letter Tuesday, Caroline Kennedy warned senators about her cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., calling him a "predator."

During a confirmation hearing for Kennedy, President Trump's nominee for health and human services secretary, Warnock raised previous statements from Kennedy that likened the CDC to a Nazi death camp and child vaccination programs to abuse in the Catholic Church.

The questioning comes after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced grueling testimony on Thursday to secure the Secretary of Health and Human Services position

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s record of questioning childhood vaccine safety came under fire from a key Republican at the Trump HHS pick's confirmation hearing.

Republicans, on the other hand, were twice as likely to trust Trump (84%), Kennedy (81%), and Mehmet Oz (83%) — who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services. Less than 20% of Democrats trusted these individuals.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confronted with a number of his baseless claims and a vexing abortion issue. But Republican senators treaded lightly.

Dr. Robert Redfield, who led the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during President Trump’s first-term administration, asked senators in a letter to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr., despite the

I t was painful for me to watch Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at his Senate confirmation hearing. Not simply because it was unsettling to watch his inability to answer basic questions abo

The 19th spoke to medical experts about what Kennedy can and can’t do around vaccines if confirmed to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.