"President Trump is determined to end the hemorrhaging of rural hospitals, and he's asked me to do that through the use of AI, through telemedicine," Kennedy said.

In response to a question by Sen. John Barrasso (R., Wyo.) about rural hospitals, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he would prioritize rural healthcare, which he described as a unifying issue among Republicans and Democrats.

This is a McCarthy-era moment,” another Kennedy cousin tells VF, as unlikely allies dig in for a nasty fight over Kennedy Jr.’s nomination.

Watch live as RFK Jr. faces questions from senators in his confirmation hearing as President Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

Caroline Kennedy recently read a letter to U.S. senators describing her cousin as a predator ahead of his Senate confirmation.

Bobby Kennedy Jr. is a dangerous charlatan who has no qualifications to be secretary of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Senate must reject his nomination.

If approved, Kennedy will control a $1.7 trillion agency that oversees food and hospital inspections, hundreds of health clinics, vaccine recommendations and health insurance for roughly half the country.

Kennedy Jr. is expected to reject characterizations of him as an anti-vaxxer in a Senate hearing Wednesday where senators will weigh his confirmation as Health and Human Services Secretary—as his former billionaire running mate threatens to fund primary challenges against lawmakers who vote against him.

Follow live updates and news coverage of the Senate confirmation hearing for RFK Jr. Stay up to date with real-time developments on key moments and outcomes for Trump’s nominee for Health Secretary.

When was it that you decided to sell out the values you have had your whole life in order to be given power by President Trump?” Sen. Maggie Hassan asked.

During his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, glossed over key details about his involvement in the 2019 measles outbreak in Samoa that killed 83 people, most of whom were unvaccinated children.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he would follow the Trump administration’s orders on prescription drug price negotiations, a process that is overseen by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. He said he would focus on fighting chronic disease,