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

Trump tapped RFK Jr. for director of the agency, which oversees drug, vaccine and food safety as well as Medicare and Medicaid.

The Republican said she received several assurances from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on vaccines, although many public health organizations strongly opposed his nomination because of his legacy of questioning the safety and efficacy of vaccines.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. won confirmation as Health and Human Services secretary hours after King delivered a floor speech saying he was incredulous about Kennedy's 'miraculous conversion' after spending decades calling vaccines unsafe and falsely linking them to autism.

The conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy ... like Sen. Susan Collins—who is up for reelection next year in the reliably blue state of Maine—would consider Kennedy and Gabbard too treacherous ...

The Senate Republicans most eager to trumpet their independence have abandoned their constitutional responsibility to “advise and consent,”

"After extensive public and private questioning and a thorough examination of his nomination, I will support Robert F. Kennedy Jr.," GOP Sen. Susan Collins of Maine announced on Tuesday. Another Republican who was on the fence, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of ...

The takeaways after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced questions from senators during his confirmation hearings to potentially lead the Department of Health and Human Services. GOP Sen. Susan Collins ...

The Senate voted 53-47 to end debate on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination, following public statements of support from some GOP senators who had been on the fence about President

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