Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will stand before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee Thursday as President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department 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.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced intense scrutiny Wednesday on Capitol Hill as he sought confirmation for the role of Health and Human Services Secretary.

RFK Jr. claimed he is not “anti-vaccine” and appeared unfamiliar with key aspects of healthcare insurance programs in his confirmation hearing.

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

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. responded to the criticism that he would act like a "conspiracy theorist" as Secretary of Health and Human Services during his first day of confirmation hearing Wednesday with the Senate Finance Committee: SEN.

Kennedy is testifying before the Senate on Wednesday, sparking renewed interest in Taylor Swift's brief relationship with his son.

In a contentious confirmation hearing to become the nation's top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy had faced a well-funded opposition campaign from Republicans and Democrats who highlighted his anti-vaccine rhetoric and support of abortion access.

Watch as the Senate Finance Committee meets with Robert F Kennedy, the nominee to lead the Health and Human Services,

The Senate committees on health and finance will probe Robert F. Kennedy Jr. next week in his bid to be the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Caroline Kennedy, daughter of former President John F. Kennedy, warned senators of her “predator” cousin ahead of his first confirmation hearing on Wednesday. In a letter first reported by The Washington Post, she wrote that his victims included family members and parents of sick children.

Caroline Kennedy, a former US ambassador and daughter of John F. Kennedy, claimed her cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was "unqualified" for HHS Secretary and a "predator." View Entire Post ›