As health secretary, Kennedy will oversee $1.7 trillion in spending on vaccines, food safety, and health insurance programs.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has expressed divisive ideas about vaccines, but some applaud his efforts to target ultra-processed foods in Americans' diets.

Then Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump shakes hands with then Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a campaign rally at the Desert Diamond Arena ...

Update: Robert F. Kennedy was confirmed as the Secretary of HHS on Thursday, Feb. 13. Read more here. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday said the nation's major measles outbreak is "not unusual," as a child who was not vaccinated died from the virus in West Texas.

RFK Jr has pledged to tackle ultra-processed foods, food dyes and additives Robert F Kennedy Jr has ... [food] industries poison them,” Kennedy said at a rally in November, after he had ended ...

RFK Jr.'s confirmation comes after months of controversy and debate, largely focused on his past comments casting doubt on the safety of vaccines.