While many of President Trump's Cabinet picks sparked strong public reactions, the singular appeal — and alarm — generated by Kennedy deluged the Senate with outside pressure.

Kennedy managed to allay the concerns of several key GOP senators over his anti-vaccine activism. Mitch McConnell was the lone Republican to vote against him.

From COVID-19 conspiracy theories to confusion on the facts about Medicare and Medicaid to refusing to say that vaccines aren’t linked to autism, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s February confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill were anything but smooth for someone who is hoping to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

While much of President Trump’s Cabinet has chosen Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to swear them in, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn by a different member of the conservative bloc of the court.

The US Senate on Thursday confirmed the long-time anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services. The vote was largely along party lines, with a tally of 52 to 48.

The son of Robert F. Kennedy was one of Trump's more controversial picks, and his confirmation was met with strong objections from Democrats.

President Donald Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said they will be studying the "threat" to children posed by antidepressants and obesity medications.

Trump signed an executive order establishing the President’s Make America Healthy Again Commission. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will chair it.

In a near party-line vote, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as the Trump administration's Health and Human Services secretary on Thursday morning. He was sworn in later in the afternoon.

Robert F. Kennedy was just confirmed as Health and Human Services secretary. Here's how 'crunchy moms' are reacting.

The Senate voted to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump's Health and Human Services secretary.

Democrats said Kennedy’s history of criticizing widely accepted vaccines made him a dangerous choice to lead HHS.