In a contentious confirmation hearing to become the nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggled Wednesday to answer questions about Medicare and Medicaid, programs that affect tens of millions of Americans,

If confirmed by the Senate, Kennedy would head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which oversees many of the country’s health agencies, from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

In hearing, RFK Jr. said he wasn't comparing the CDC to Nazi death camps, merely the "injury rate to our children to other atrocities."

In a scathing letter Tuesday, Caroline Kennedy warned senators about her cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., calling him a "predator."

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had a tense exchange during his confirmation hearing Wednesday to examine the RFK Jr.'s qualifications to be the country's top health official.

During a confirmation hearing for Kennedy, President Trump's nominee for health and human services secretary, Warnock raised previous statements from Kennedy that likened the CDC to a Nazi death camp and child vaccination programs to abuse in the Catholic Church.

Caroline Kennedy wrote a letter to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions strongly discouraging them from confirming her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary. Robert will be questioned by senators this week before being confirmed to President Donald Trump’s cabinet.

The questioning comes after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced grueling testimony on Thursday to secure the Secretary of Health and Human Services position

Republicans, on the other hand, were twice as likely to trust Trump (84%), Kennedy (81%), and Mehmet Oz (83%) — who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services. Less than 20% of Democrats trusted these individuals.

I t was painful for me to watch Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at his Senate confirmation hearing. Not simply because it was unsettling to watch his inability to answer basic questions abo

Dr. Robert Redfield, who led the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during President Trump’s first-term administration, asked senators in a letter to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr., despite the

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