RFK Jr. says he'll stop collecting fees from HPV vaccine lawsuit, but other ethics questions remain
Facing intense scrutiny from senators over his potential profit from vaccine lawsuits while serving as the nation's health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that if he is confirmed he will not collect fees from litigation against the drugmakers of a cervical cancer vaccine.
RFK Jr. tells senators he will not keep fees from vaccine lawsuit
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee for Health secretary, told senators Friday he will divest his financial stake in a lawsuit against pharmaceutical giant Merck over its
Senators Take RFK Jr. To Task Over His Vaccine Safety Dodge
The data is there,” GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy bluntly told the nominee for secretary of health and human services.
Sen. Hassan confronts RFK Jr. on anti-vaccine views in emotional moment during hearing
Hassan told Kennedy that his efforts to “sow doubt about settled science ... makes it impossible for us to move forward.”
Top Republican 'struggling' with RFK Jr.'s nomination over Kennedy's vaccine views
Sen. Bill Cassidy, the top Republican on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, concluded Thursday's hearing by saying he was "struggling" with the nomination due to Kennedy's vaccine positions. Kennedy notably refused to say vaccines don't cause autism as he faced pointed question from lawmakers.
Senator calls RFK Jr.'s position on race and vaccines dangerous
In one of the most tense exchanges in a heated confirmation hearing, Senator Angela Alsobrooks called out past comments RFK Jr. made suggesting a different vaccine schedule for Black people.
When RFK Jr. Was Presented With the Science on Vaccines He Said Needed to See, He Dismissed It
The man who hopes to be President Donald Trump’s health secretary said he needed to see data showing vaccines are safe, but when an influential Republican senator did so, he dismissed it
RFK Jr. tries to convince skeptical senators that he won’t undermine vaccines
Kennedy’s bid to serve as America’s top health official may be decided by a handful of Republicans, including several senators who questioned him Thursday.
Senator challenges RFK Jr.’s false vaccine claims in emotional speech
In a personal and impassioned speech, Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) revealed to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. her own struggle with her son’s health and the fears she had about Kennedy’s continued questioning of what has been settled science on vaccines.
RFK Jr. is on the defensive over his vaccine views as a key confirmation vote hangs in the balance
Kennedy Jr.'s long record of doubting the safety of childhood vaccinations persisted as a flash point for him Thursday in a confirmation hearing where senators, including a key Republican, shared intensely personal details about the impact vaccine skepticism had on their lives.
RFK Jr. kept asking to see the science that vaccines were safe. After he saw it, he dismissed it
The man who hopes to be President Donald Trump’s health secretary said he needed to see data showing vaccines are safe, but ...
NH Sen. Maggie Hassan blasts RFK Jr.'s false vaccine views in emotional speech: Watch
NH Sen. Maggie Hassan challenged RFK Jr. on vaccines in an emotional speech where she brought up her son’s struggle with ...
RFK Jr. Cites Flawed Paper Claiming Link Between Vaccines and Autism in HHS Confirmation Hearing
In his second day of confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of ...
RFK Jr. Called Out for Saying Black People Should Have Different Vaccine Protocol than White People: 'So Dangerous'
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was called out by Sen. Angela Alsobrooks during the second day of his Senate confirmation hearing this ...
RFK Jr. on the defensive over vaccine views as key confirmation vote hangs in the balance
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s long record of doubting the safety of childhood vaccinations persisted as a flash point for him ...
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is unfit to lead HHS
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearings made clear that he is unqualified to be HHS secretary even beyond his positions ...
GOP senator faces intraparty criticism after saying he is 'struggling' with RFK Jr's confirmation
The top Republican on the Senate's health committee, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., faced criticism from fellow Republicans after ...
U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks questions RFK Jr. about controversial vaccine statements, federal workers in Maryland
U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks grilled RFK Jr. on his history of questioning vaccines and pushing other controversial ideas.