A look at how Kennedy convinced Sen. Cassidy, a doctor and vaccination advocate, that he should become health secretary.

Health chief nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wouldn’t deny his long-held skepticism about vaccinations, but he agreed not to ...

He asked Kennedy to put aside his decades of voicing skepticism about vaccine safety and use his celebrity to encourage ...

Bill Cassidy now expects to have “a great working relationship to make America healthy again” with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The fate of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s bid to run HHS may rest with a Republican wrestling with his training as a physician and ...

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Will Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy vote to confirm RFK Jr. as health secretary despite Kennedy's vaccine stance?

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, a former physician who has spent his career touting the safety of vaccines, will ...

Nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head Health and Human Services Department wins Sen. Bill Cassidy's support.

Senator Bill Cassidy, a Republican doctor, had deep misgivings about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for health secretary, citing his views on vaccines. But in a key committee session ...

Cassidy is expected to challenge RFK Jr. on his vaccine skepticism and views on public health in today's confirmation hearing.