Kennedy appeared at a House appropriations hearing Wednesday to defend the White House’s requested budget for his agency and before the Senate’s health committee.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday the Food and Drug Administration should change the label on abortion drug mifepristone and conduct a top-to-bottom review of the pill after a new study showed the risks of serious side effects are greater than previously thought.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday told Congress the Trump administration would not cut funding for Head Start , after layoffs at the agency and funding freezes raised fears the six-decade-old program would be radically downsized.

During the hearing, lawmakers called out Kennedy on his reluctance to advise parents to vaccinate their children as the nation faces a measles outbreak.

Getty Images When Kennedy Jr., 71, recommended to the California Board of Parole Hearings that Sirhan be given parole in 2021 — the 16th time he faced the board — six of his siblings, led by their mother, slammed the move. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy’s ...

Some fear disruptions to the food-supply chain.

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In an appearance before a Senate subcommittee, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the administration would “emphasize healthy eating in Head Start, and ensure the program continues to serve its 750,

Lawmakers in Washington are debating the next budget for the Department of Health and Human Services. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is proposing to cut spending by more than 25%, believing it would make the agency more efficient.