If confirmed by the Senate, Kennedy would head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which oversees many of the country’s health agencies, from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has built his fortune and reputation on disparaging the government scientists and institutions he's now in line to lead as HHS secretary.

Robert F. Kennedy comes before congress Wednesday and Thursday. Here's what we know about his nomination and plans for the Department of Health and Human Services.

Caroline Kennedy urged senators to reject her cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as President Donald Trump’s nomination to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, calling him a “predator.”

The job Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is seeking is defined by the task of overseeing Medicare and Medicaid, which he's shown little interest in.

In a letter, Kennedy said RFK Jr. was "unqualified" to be the new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary just hours before he was scheduled to appear for confirmation hearings.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is preparing to face Congress this week for his confirmation hearing to become the secretary of Health and Human Services. Here are the four senators who could determine whether or not he gets confirmed.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to appear before the Senate Finance Committee for the first of two confirmation hearings as Trump’s nominee for health secretary.

Some GOP senators want public commitments from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before deciding whether to support him as the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, signaling that President Donald Trump’s pick will have to win over uncertain Republicans in order to secure the job.

Public health experts answered questions from Democratic Senators about whether vaccines cause autism, whether manufacturers should be immune from liability for vaccine injuries, whether vaccines are adequately studied,