Senate confirms Kennedy Jr. for Health and Human Services post

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent vaccine skeptic, has been confirmed as President Trump's health secretary, putting him in charge of the $1.7 trillion federal agency in charge of vaccine recommendations, food safety and health insurance programs for half the country.

February 13, 2025 - 2:53 PM

US Secretary of Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination to be Health and Human Services Secretary, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Jan. 29, 2025. Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images/TNS

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s health secretary, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion in federal spending,

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