RFK Jr.'s confirmation comes after months of controversy and debate, largely focused on his past comments casting doubt on the safety of vaccines.
Kennedy is a notable environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and former presidential candidate turned Donald Trump ally. View on euronews
Kennedy managed to allay the concerns of several key GOP senators over his anti-vaccine activism. Mitch McConnell was the lone Republican to vote against him.
RFK Jr. has gained a following for his questioning of vaccines. He has vowed to take on the food and drug industries and focus on chronic health conditions.
OPINION: RFK Jr. has become the poster boy for what it means to misappropriate facts and science. He doesn’t waver on only one principle: Hurt the namesake that offered some
In a near party-line vote, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as the Trump administration's Health and Human Services secretary on Thursday morning. He was sworn in later in the afternoon.
The U.S. Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Thursday to serve as the country's top U.S. health official with Michigan's senators voting "no."
Bill Cassidy's vote to support RFK Jr.'s confirmation is an overt attempt to maintain support within the Republican Party.
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary in President Donald Trump's cabinet.
The GOP fell in line behind the president despite hesitancy over Kennedy's views on vaccines, voting 52-48, with Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, who had polio as a child, the only "no" vote among Republicans.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human ServicesFollowing a close 52 to 48 vote, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services on Thursday afternoon.
The Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services in a 52-48 vote Thursday. Kennedy's nomination for the role was considered controversial in part because of his past statements on vaccines.
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