Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee for health secretary, repeatedly confused Medicare and Medicaid. He also tried to convince senators he was not against vaccines, despite past statements.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s confirmation hearings are set to begin Wednesday before the Senate Finance Committee and the Health, Education, Labor and Pension committee on Thursday. The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.

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

While Mr. Kennedy, seeking the job of health secretary, has been vocal about vaccines and his desire to overhaul the nation’s diet, he has said very little about other issues.

If approved, Kennedy will control a $1.7 trillion agency that oversees food and hospital inspections, hundreds of health clinics, vaccine recommendations and health insurance for roughly half the country.

We know the kind of damage that will be done and the lives that will be lost if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is put in ... to run HHS, the Department of Health and Human Services — and Sen.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said vaccines are not safe. His support for abortion access has made conservatives uncomfortable.

Sheldon Whitehouse isn't tipping his hand on how he will vote on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Whitehouse and Kennedy attended law ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been trying to win over skeptical senators who will be key to his confirmation to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., hit Capitol ...

WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said vaccines are not safe ... of the nation's sprawling $1.7 trillion U.S. Health and Human Services agency, which oversees food and hospital inspections ...

Caroline Kennedy made the comments about RFK Jr. — who is President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services — in a letter to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. Kennedy Jr., Caroline Kennedy said, is “unqualified” to be “in charge of the health of the American people.”