Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as the nation’s top health official, faced tough questions from senators Wednesday about his views on vaccinations, COVID-19 and the nation’s health care system. A member of one of America’s most famous political families, Kennedy could face a tough road to confirmation. VOA’s Congressional Correspondent … Read more
WASHINGTON — In a contentious confirmation hearing on his nomination to become 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 Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, a physician … Read more
A video clip of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition co-chair adamantly denying the possibility of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. leading the Department of Health and Human Services has gone viral following Trump’s nomination of Kennedy to the role Thursday. In the resurfaced clip, transition co-chair Howard Lutnick spars with CNN’s The Source host Kaitlan Collins over … Read more
