Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, faced grilling from Democrats and at least one Republican on day two of his Senate confirmation hearing.

President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., faced sharp questioning and intense criticism from Democratic U.S. Senators during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

The recent Senate confirmation hearings for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presented a striking scene that would confuse a time traveler from 10 years ago. Democratic lawmakers took turns excoriating a man who once embodied their ideals. Sen. Bernie Sanders, seemingly grasping for gotchas, was reduced to questioning Kennedy about baby clothing merchandise.

Before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tried to convince a Congressional committee to confirm him as the head of the Department of Health and Human Services, the environmental lawyer and controversial activist was an undergraduate at Harvard University looking to satisfy his last requirement for graduation: a senior thesis.

Buried under layers of secrecy and red tape, the full findings related to the homicides of President John F. Kennedy, his brother and Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Trump’s decision to release these files comes in the wake of strong advocacy from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nephew of RFK, who has long pushed for the declassification of documents related to his uncle’s assassination.

Kennedy showed up with his wife, actor Cheryl Hines, to meet with the prime minister, health minister and other health officials in 2019. Kennedy says he promoted a “medical informatics system” that would "assess the efficacy and safety of every medical intervention or drug on overall health.”

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has taken different positions on the issue, has pledged to promote President Trump’s anti-abortion agenda in a bid to get confirmed as health secretary.

Memphis, Tennessee, Jan. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The National Civil Rights Museum is closely monitoring efforts to declassify national intelligence files related to the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., President John F. Kennedy, and Senator Robert F. Kennedy.

WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said vaccines ... a stalwart of the conservative anti-abortion movement, is lobbying against him, too. Kennedy's closest supporters believe he'll prevail.

By Jeremy Herb, Katie Bo Lillis, Annie Grayer and Lauren Fox, CNN Washington (CNN) — Three of President Donald Trump’s most controversial Cabinet nominees faced sharp questions in the Senate during he

The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing for Kennedy on January 29, 2025, and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee will hold a hearing for Kennedy on January 30, 2025. Kennedy went on to found the Pace University Environmental ...