Questions over the likelihood of Kennedy's confirmation took a turn this week after GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, the incoming chair ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a controversial figure in health advocacy, is reportedly on the verge of securing the votes necessary ...

At a time when roughly 4 in 10 Americans (43 percent) are considered obese, according to the World Health Organization, it is ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrived on Capitol Hill this week with a clear goal: build support for his controversial selection to lead the nation’s health agencies. So far, so good. Kennedy has met ...

A number of Republicans also have questions for Kennedy about his pro-abortion stance and how that would affect how he runs HHS. “I’m going to want to talk about the life issues,” said Sen.

Hoping to further build support, he recently visited Capitol Hill for his health agenda, which he has telegraphed would be central to his approach at HHS. Kennedy met with Republican Sens.

Kennedy has made clear that he wants to make aggressive changes to the food system, but his perch at HHS wouldn’t give him direct influence over many aspects of food policy, which is largely ...

"I don't know," he said when asked by reporters. Kennedy kicked off his Capitol Hill meetings for his HHS bid on Monday, meeting with several Republicans. No Democratic senators were included in a ...

Kennedy can afford to lose the backing of only three Republican senators, assuming that no Democrats cross the aisle to support the him.

Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may wind up being the most consequential. While the choices to lead the Pentagon or State Department have a higher profile ...

Kennedy Jr. is reassuring Republican senators that he will back certain pro-life policies if the Senate confirms him to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In November ...