KFF Health News reporters break down the biggest takeaways from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearings for secretary of Health and Human Services.

Several of President Trump’s top allies are set to appear Thursday for high-stakes confirmation showdowns with senators amid ...

Sen. Bill Cassidy has emerged as a central figure in the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose nomination to health ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s opinions about vaccine safety, both past and present, appeared likely to lead at least a few Senate ...

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The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing for Kennedy on January 29, 2025, and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee will hold a hearing for Kennedy on January 30, 2025.

Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock pressed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a Senate Finance Committee to gain insight on how he would lead if confirmed as Health Secretary. Kennedy is President Trump’s nominee ...

During the first round of his Senate confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's pick for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary, appeared to be at odds with ...

Stricken with polio in 1944, 2-year-old Mitch McConnell spent his days confined to bed or undergoing a strict physical ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to instruct the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare ...

The measure quickly passed the new Republican-controlled Congress with some Democratic support even though immigrants rights ...

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is directing the opening of a detention center at Guantanamo Bay to hold up to ...