Kennedy Jr. earned more than $2.4 million as a consultant referring cases to the law firm Wisner Baum, government records show. Wisner Baum is suing Merck & Co. over allegations that the pharmaceutical company failed to properly warn patients about HPV vaccine risks.

On the first day of anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Senate confirmation hearings for secretary of Health and Human Services — where the nominee showed he doesn't understand how Medicaid works — most Fox News figures spent the evening fawning over Kennedy,

RFK Jr. played a lead role in building a case against Merck's HPV vaccine and could profit from the lawsuit alleging fraud, even if confirmed as health secretary.

Contentious hearings to consider Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services this week have

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, is no stranger to controversy. A nephew of President John F. Kennedy, the former third-party 2024 presidential candidate rose to fame for his anti-vaccine advocacy and promotion of public health conspiracies.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President Trump's nominee to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services testifies during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing for his pending confirmation, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is an environmental lawyer, author and political activist who has suspended his independent presidential campaign and thrown his support behind former President Donald J.

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will head to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for his Senate confirmation hearings. The embattled former Independent presidential candidate is arguably the most contentious cabinet pick in a slew of highly-criticized nominees.

Senator Bill Cassidy, a physician and key G.O.P. vote, joined Democrats in aggressively questioning Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s pick for health secretary. He did not say how he would vote.

In a strongly worded letter, Caroline Kennedy urged the Senate to reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the role of Health and Human Services Secretary.

Senators had objected to the financial conflict posed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to retain a financial stake in lawsuits against a major drug company. It remains unclear whether any proceeds would be redirected.