RFK Jr. confirmation: Key Republicans cast doubt on second day of hearings

Key Republican Senator Raises Doubts Over RFK Jr.'s Fitness for HHS Job

(MedPage Today) -- Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination for HHS secretary may be in jeopardy after Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD (R-La.), said he was "struggling" with Kennedy's decades-long history of anti-vaccine advocacy during a confirmation hearing...

RFK JR. TESTIFIES AT SECOND SENATE CONFIRMATION HEARING - The HighWire

Watch as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies in his second confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee for the position of Secretary of Health and Human Services.

During Day 2 of RFK Jr. hearings, some GOP concerns

A key Republican senator Thursday said he was struggling with whether to support Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to be head of the Health and Human Services Department, reflecting some of the widespread concerns lawmakers have as they approach Kennedy’s confirmation vote. During a fiery and sometimes emotional Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Kennedy’s nomination, Chairman Bill Cassidy, R-La., a physician, pre…

RFK Jr.'s confirmation hearings, MASH drugs, and a controversial obesity ad

This week STAT reporters discuss the Senate hearings, drugs for severe liver disease, and a Super Bowl ad for obesity drugs.

6 Big Moments From RFK Jr.’s 2nd Day of Confirmation Hearings

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced his second day of questioning from senators Thursday as he seeks confirmation as President Donald Trump’s secretary of Health and Human Services.  Kennedy testified before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions just one day after completing a lengthy hearing before the Senate Finance Committee. He explained—and defended—his position on a wide range of health-related issues during the hearing. T…

Republican senators express doubts about RFK Jr. in latest confirmation hearing

In a make-or-break hearing, Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went before a second committee and it revealed Republican doubts about him. Lisa Desjardins reports on where lawmakers' support stands.