Head of Department of Health and Human Services

5 Big Issues Aired at RFK Jr.’s Hearing to Head HHS

The health and human services secretary nominee addresses everything from vaccines to stem cell research at his Senate confirmation hearing.

NPR · 3d

7 things about RFK Jr. you should know ahead of his Senate hearings

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.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 2d

Four conflicts of interest facing RFK Jr. ahead of grilling from senators

Beneath the bipartisan concerns from senators about Kennedy's qualifications is an array of financial conflicts of interest that could present additional hurdles.

NBC News on MSN · 1d

RFK Jr. stumbles on Medicaid at Senate confirmation hearing

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s nominee to lead HHS, stumbled multiple times during his first Senate confirmation hearing when asked about Medicaid.

The Boston Globe · 1d

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggles to answer questions on Medicare and Medicaid at confirmation hearing

Kennedy's misstatements about the program were peppered in between suggestions that he would seek to push privatization of the programs.

Yahoo · 22h

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confirmation hearings

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was back in the hot seat being grilled by senators ahead of a confirmation vote in his effort to become the director of Health and Human Services.

What Does the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Do?

If he is confirmed as Health and Human Services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would take over a sprawling bureaucracy with ...

RFK Jr. hearing live updates: Trump's pick to head HHS defends statements on vaccines

GOP Sen. John Cornyn brought up a Department of Homeland Security watchdog report released in August that more than 32,000 unaccompanied migrant children failed to appear for their immigration court ...

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RFK Jr. hearing live updates: Trump's pick to head HHS faces bipartisan skepticism

Donald Trump has promised he’d let Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “go wild” on health, food and medicine as head of the Department of ...

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RFK Jr. denies past positions on health during confirmation hearing; Find out more here

President Donald Trump picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Now, Kennedy has faced senators at his first confirmation hearing on Jan. 29 and he ...

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Debate Rages Over RFK Jr.'s Controversial Nomination to Health Agency

Republican Senator Bill Cassidy expresses concerns over Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to lead the U.S. Department of ...

New York Sun1d

President Trump Is Going To Run RFK Jr.’s Health and Human Services Department

There’s just something about having a Kennedy serving under President Trump that strikes our columnist’s fancy.

WBUR2d

As Department of Health and Human Services faces communications pause, what's the impact?

The Department for Health and Human Services is in a communications pause; it has been since last week. HHS oversees several ...

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What does the health and human services secretary do?

The secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, plays a significant role in every American’s access to health care and in the nation’s overall well-being.

Kennedy as Health Secretary a Struggle for Key Republican US Senator

Kennedy also said gender-affirming care for children has "catastrophic" impacts and that children are not equipped to make ...

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