During Wednesday's U.S. Senate committee hearing regarding the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for HHS secretary, Sens. Maggie Hassan and Bernie Sanders each asked Kennedy about his stance on abortion.

Senator Maggie Hassan fiercely criticized RFK Jr., calling him a “dangerous rubber stamp” for Trump. She slammed his past anti-vaccine rhetoric, questioned his stance on reproductive rights, and accused him of abandoning lifelong values for power,

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s alternating views on vaccines, reproductive rights and public health issues were a central focus at his first confirmation hearing Wednesday, with Democratic senators expressin

Kennedy Jr. scrapped with senators for more than four hours Wednesday, trying to defend everything from his “conflicting” claims on vaccines to his stance on abortion to past statements that the virus causing COVID-19 was “ethnically targeted” against black and Caucasian people.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday to vie for his confirmation as President Trump’s secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Kennedy is one of Trump’s

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes his first congressional appearance Wednesday as President Trump’s pick to lead HHS. Follow STAT's live updates.

If approved, Kennedy will control a $1.7 trillion agency that oversees food and hospital inspections, vaccine recommendations and more.

Kennedy’s confirmation hearing on Wednesday became heated as Democratic senators grilled the nominee for HHS Secretary on his previous statements about vaccine safety.

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

One of President Donald Trump‘s most controversial cabinet picks, Robert Kennedy Jr., repeatedly insisted that he was not “anti-vaccine” at his confirmation hearing to be the next secretary of health and human services.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s confirmation hearings began Wednesday before the Senate Finance Committee. He appears before the Health, Education, Labor and Pension committee on Thursday. Here's the latest: The order Trump is expected sign Wednesday tells several agencies to repurpose federal money to expand school choice initiatives.

The Senate Finance Committee holds Health and Human Services secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s first confirmation hearing today. Follow here for live updates.