FactChecking RFK Jr.’s Other Health Claims During HHS Confirmation Hearings
Here, we explain the facts behind several more of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claims during his two Senate hearings as nominee for Health and Human Services secretary.
Fact-checking Warren's claim about RFK Jr.'s work on vaccine lawsuits
During health secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Jan. 29 Senate confirmation hearing, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., grilled Kennedy over his involvement in lawsuits against vaccine manufacturers.
RFK Jr. closes in on HHS Cabinet post after Senate panel vote
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., once seen as a long shot to serve as America’s top health official, is now set to head to the Senate floor for a confirmation vote.
RFK Jr. HHS Confirmation: Republican Senator Votes For Kennedy Last Minute—But Refutes Vaccine Claims
The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday voted along party lines to support the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary—a key victory for one of President Donald Trump’s most controversial cabinet picks, after some GOP lawmakers remained on-the-fence due to Kennedy’s claims about vaccines.
Opinion
Senate panel approves RFK Jr. nomination
The Finance Committee voted to approve Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary, paving the way for a full Senate vote.
Senator reacts to RFK at confirmation hearing
Sen. Maggie Hassan discusses Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearing, where she challenged him on his claims that vaccines cause autism.
RFK Jr Health and Human Services nomination advances
RFK Jr Health and Human Services nomination advances
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For years, RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine rhetoric has found receptive ears in Maine
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has continued to push the long debunked claim that childhood vaccines cause autism. He has also argued ...
RFK Jr. kept asking to see the science that vaccines were safe. After he saw it, he dismissed it
The man who hopes to be President Donald Trump’s health secretary says he needs to see data showing vaccines are safe, but he ...
RFK Jr. has questioned vaccines in the US. What is recommended in Michigan?
The U.S. Senate Finance Committee could vote as soon as Tuesday on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s controversial nomination to be ...
Legal experts say RFK Jr.'s move to give financial interest in vaccine lawsuits to family is 'not unusual'
Amid scrutiny over Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s pledge to divest his financial stake in vaccine lawsuits to his family, legal ...
How Bill Cassidy, a lifelong vaccination advocate, wound up voting for RFK Jr. as health secretary
A look at how Kennedy convinced Sen. Cassidy, a doctor and vaccination advocate, that he should become health secretary.
Opinion
How to respond to loved ones lured by RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine stance
Many readers wrote to express their strong opposition to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to head the Department of Health and Human Services, which this week cleared a Senate committee vote and ...
Opinion - Cassidy’s negotiations with RFK Jr. set an example for the Trump Era
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) took a third option and secured concessions from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on vaccines and more, ...