Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will face the Senate for two days of confirmation hearings in a bid become the leader of Health and Human Services.

If approved, Kennedy will control a $1.7 trillion agency that oversees food and hospital inspections, hundreds of health clinics, vaccine recommendations and health insurance for roughly half the country.

Gabbard has faced criticism for a 2017 meeting with former Syrian President Bashar Assad, her position that Washington bears some responsibility for the war in Ukraine, and skepticism toward some findings of the U.S. intelligence community. Health and human services secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to testify at 10 a.m.

At the Senate Finance nomination hearing yesterday, he declined to give a yes-or-no answer about Affordable Care Act tax credit rule renewal.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggled to address key issues during his Senate confirmation hearing for Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., nominated by Trump as Health secretary, faces Senate scrutiny over his past statements on vaccines and abortion, raising public health concerns.

President Donald Trump's controversial pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will testify in two Senate hearings starting Wednesday.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confronted with a number of his baseless claims and a vexing abortion issue. But Republican senators treaded lightly.

The exchange erupted when Warren asked Kennedy about his previous anti-vaccine statements, which he appeared to walk back during the hearing.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was pressed to clarify his views on vaccines, abortion, and public health priorities in his first Senate hearing.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President Trump's nominee to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services testifies during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing for his pending confirmation, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington.