Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced bipartisan criticism on Capitol Hill over his department’s budget cuts, vaccine statements, and controversial fluoride and drug policy proposals.

A handful of Republican lawmakers on Wednesday brought up concerns about how the Trump administration’s recent actions stand to affect their constituents at a budget hearing with Health and

We can’t believe we have to say this, but there are legit health risks to taking a dip in sewage-saturated water.

"My opinions about vaccines are irrelevant," the director of national public health said Wednesday during a House Appropriations Committee hearing.

Ex-FDA chief Robert Califf about HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — “My primary worry is not the FDA, my worry is the American public.”

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presented his department's fiscal year 2026 budget proposal to House appropriators on Wednesday, drawing praise from House Republicans for his work on nutrition issues while Democrats slammed the agency's funding cuts, layoffs, and lack of support for vaccinations.

In back-to-back Capitol Hill hearings, Kennedy touched on abortion access, vaccines, measles, research, mental health and opioids.

President Donald Trump has elevated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his “Make America Healthy Again” agenda. Some Republicans worry it comes at a cost.

The nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., faces questions from lawmakers on his response to the measles outbreak and plans for budget cuts.

I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me,” Kennedy said during a House subcommittee hearing on Wednesday.