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

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.

Republican lawmakers in battleground state Wisconsin want to change state law to allow candidates to remove their names from the ballot.

Robert F. Kennedy tried unsuccessfully in Wisconsin and other states to pull his name from the 2024 presidential ballot.

The issue isn’t only his troubling views but whether a complex federal agency can function effectively under his leadership.

Trump’s anti-science rhetoric prompted attacks on public health officials during the pandemic, from mocking social media posts and death threats against government scientists, including infectious diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, to harassment and physical confrontations of public health officials by anti-mask protesters.

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.

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

He needs to earn support from nearly all Senate Republicans to become Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Republican lawmakers in battleground state Wisconsin want to change state law to allow candidates to remove their names from the ballot, addressing an issue that arose after Robert F. Kennedy Jr ...

Kennedy Jr. on Thursday struggled to answer questions about Medicare, refused to rule out a debunked link between autism and vaccines, and said he would entertain conspiracy theories about the Sept. 11,

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a former presidential candidate and environmental activist, endorsed Donald Trump last year and threw his weight behind a campaign to “Make America Healthy Again.” For the past two decades he has been best known for airing skeptical views on vaccines.