WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said vaccines are not safe. His support for abortion access has made conservatives uncomfortable. And farmers across the Midwest are nervous over his talk of banning corn syrup and pesticides from America’s food supply.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has taken different positions on the issue, has pledged to promote President Trump’s anti-abortion agenda in a bid to get confirmed as health secretary.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. now has a confirmation hearing scheduled in the Senate, but his nomination for health and human services secretary remains on shaky ground.

A conservative group founded by former Vice President Mike Pence is urging Republicans to reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services Secretary, citing his support for abortion access—as some GOP senators who have expressed concerns about his controversial vaccine views have not said whether they will vote to confirm Kennedy.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for health and human services secretary has stalled as Senate Democrats and Republicans take issue with his views.

The Senate committees on health and finance will probe Robert F. Kennedy Jr. next week in his bid to be the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

While Kennedy was still running for president, before he dropped out to join President Trump's team, the HHS Secretary nominee campaigned on implementing "an extensive plan" to treat addiction.

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The new Trump administration could put a stop to pending litigation on the abortion pill mifepristone and other federal abortion policies through changes at the Department of Health and Human Services, according to a top anti-abortion lawyer involved in several pending cases.

Pressure is mounting on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as critics squeeze senators from both sides of the aisle to oppose President Trump’s pick to be the nation’s top health official. Kennedy’s

Mike Pence said choosing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a departure from what he framed as the Trump-Pence administration's general opposition to abortion access. A number of groups on both sides of the ...

The conservative group founded by former Vice President Mike Pence is calling on senators to vote against confirming Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary because of