Senators grilled Robert F Kennedy Jr, Trump's pick for health secretary, on vaccine comments and his stance on abortion.

Mr Robert came under scrutiny at the hearing for his decades of anti-vaccine and abortion sentiments.

US President Donald Trump's nomination for health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who has spent decades fueling misinformation around vaccines, told a Senate hearing on Wednesday he was not anti-vaccine but pro-safety. Citing a book he wrote in 2014, Kennedy said "The first line of it is, I am not anti-vaccine, and the last line is, I am not anti-vaccineFRANCE 24's chief foreign editor, Rob Parsons has more.

Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared before the Senate Committee on Finance on Wednesday seeking confirmation to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

WASHINGTON: Robert F Kennedy Jr, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the top US health agency, came under attack at a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday (Jan 29), with Democratic lawmakers accusing him of covering up his anti-vaccine views and embracing conspiracy theories to dissuade use of lifesaving medic

RFK Jr. claimed he is not “anti-vaccine” and appeared unfamiliar with key aspects of healthcare insurance programs in his confirmation hearing.

US President Donald Trump's pick for health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr faces a grilling before the Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday and Thursday, with some senators expressing concern over…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's pick to lead the top U.S. health agency, came under attack at a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, with Democratic lawmakers accusing him of covering up his anti-vaccine views.

Senators will question RFK Jr. on Wednesday starting at 10 a.m. about his views before they vote on whether to confirm his nomination

"It's no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because he himself is a predator."

During his Senate confirmation hearing, Kennedy claimed he is not against vaccination, contrary to decades of public comments.

Trump’s US Health Secretary hopeful has been challenged by a roster of Democratic senators on his controversial stances during the confirmation hearing.

The Health and Human Services nominee appeared before the Senate Finance Committee. Here's how that went. Tomorrow, he appears before a second committee.

Over rigorous questioning from senators Wednesday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. laid out his vision to lead the Department Health and Human Services, while backtracking on his past statements in support of abortion and against vaccines.

President Donald Trump's Health and Human Services nominee, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., told lawmakers that he agrees that 'every abortion is a tragedy.'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearing to become the nation’s top health official quickly devolved into an argument over the questions he’s persistently raised about vaccine safety over many years. Kennedy is seeking to lead a $1.7 trillion agency that will oversee vaccine recommendations as well as food inspections and health insurance […]

In a contentious confirmation hearing to be the nation's top health official, Robert F Kennedy Jr struggled to answer questions about how he would reform Medicaid or Medicare, the government health care programs used by millions of disabled, poor and older Americans. Republican Sen Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, a physician and key…