Kennedy will oversee some of the federal government’s largest public health agencies, including the NIH, FDA, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Many people wondered why the senator and former doctor posted info supporting the vaccine while voting to confirm an anti-vaxxer to run HHS.

Senator Mitch McConnell broke with his fellow Republicans again by voting "no" on Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as HHS Secretary. Brendan Buck, former aide to Speakers Ryan and Boehner, joins Chris Jansing to share his analysis of the Republican Party and McConnell defying President Trump's picks.

Sen. Bill Cassidy publicly struggled with whether to back Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services before he fell in line behind President Donald Trump's pick. It may have done little to help him politically.

He told me he believed in the efficacy of the polio vaccine, and said he would help restore Americans’ confidence in vaccines and our health agencies,” Sen. Collins said in a

RFK Jr. will become Trump's health secretary, after winning over some GOP senators wary of his anti-vaccine views.

The Senate is expected to vote Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Political analyst Chris Cillizza says fear and loyalty to President Donald Trump will likely secure all of his Cabinet nominations despite concerns raised by senators.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. advanced to a full Senate confirmation vote to lead the Department of Health and Human Services despite serious concerns raised by Republicans and Democrats alike, and a CNN senior reporter explained their "acrobatics" on his nomination.

The former top Senate Republican was the lone GOP vote against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 's confirmation to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. A polio survivor, McConnell had previously spoken out against the anti-vax nominee.

Kennedy managed to allay the concerns of several key GOP senators over his anti-vaccine activism. Mitch McConnell was the lone Republican to vote against him.

The U.S. Senate voted to confirm vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s health secretary five years after the start of a global pandemic.

Conservative radio star Erick Erickson minced no words in his condemnation Robert F. Kennedy Jr. -- and the Republicans who voted for him -- on Thursday.