GOP vaccine defenders are bowing to RFK Jr. at a perilous time
They voted in unison for the prominent purveyor of vaccine misinformation even as it became even clearer that they were losing this battle on the right.
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 says he needs to see data showing vaccines are safe, but he dismissed the evidence shown by an influential Republican senator.
RFK Jr. secured support of key Republican with vaccine pledges
Sen. Bill Cassidy, whose “yes” vote advanced Kennedy’s nomination as health secretary, said Kennedy promised to maintain a key CDC vaccine panel without change.
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.
RFK Jr. on defensive over his vaccine views as a key confirmation vote hangs in the balance
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to be the nation’s top health official is uncertain after a key Republican joined Democrats to raise persistent concerns over the nominee’s deep skepticism of routine childhood vaccinations that prevent deadly diseases.
How RFK Jr. won Cassidy over
After a nail-biting vote from the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is one step closer to becoming secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Sen. Cassidy defends supporting RFK Jr. for HHS
Chairman of the Senate Health Committee Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) defended his Feb. 4 vote to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead Health and Human Services.
Key GOP senator explains why he’s supporting RFK Jr.
Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) spoke on the Senate floor to explain his vote in favor of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to be the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Louisiana vaccine advocate discouraged by senator's RFK Jr. confirmation
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jennifer Herricks, the founder of Louisiana Families for Vaccines, a group that organized a letter asking Sen. Bill Cassidy to denounce RFK Jr.'s HHS nomination.
RFK Jr. nomination fight pits old GOP coalition against new
Kennedy can only afford three Republican defections to win confirmation with Vice President JD Vance’s tiebreaking vote.
Cassidy says he secured key vaccine commitments from RFK Jr.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said he secured significant concessions from the Trump administration on vaccine safety that led to his vote Tuesday morning to advance the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Legal experts say RFK Jr.'s move to give financial interest in vaccine lawsuits to family is 'not unusual'
Amid scrutiny over Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s pledge to divest his financial stake in vaccine lawsuits to his family, legal ...
The Doctor Who Let RFK Jr. Through
This morning, at the Capitol, Johnson walked over to his Senate Finance Committee colleague Bill Cassidy, a doctor and a ...
How Bill Cassidy, a lifelong vaccination advocate, wound up voting for RFK Jr. as health secretary
A look at how Kennedy convinced Sen. Cassidy, a doctor and vaccination advocate, that he should become health secretary.
RFK Jr. appears on track to become US health secretary as he wins key Republican senator's support
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vocal vaccine skeptic and activist lawyer, appeared on track to become the nation's health secretary ...
Bill Cassidy faces pressure campaign from both sides ahead of key vote on whether to advance RFK Jr.’s nomination
Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, a former physician who has spent his career touting the safety of vaccines, will ...
RFK Jr. appears on his way to being Trump's health secretary after a party-line vote
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears likely to soon be taking the helm as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Robert Kennedy Jr. fails to have the most basic prerequisites for HHS secretary
The primary concern with RFK Jr. as secretary of HHS is not that he believes that vaccines cause autism or that he suggested ...
Did RFK Jr. mislead the Senate on measles deaths in Samoa? The island nation’s health chief says yes
Samoa’s top health official has denounced as “a complete lie” remarks that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made during his bid to ...