Washington, DC - Donald Trump defended his nomination of vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for health secretary as the president-elect offered up debunked data linking vaccines and autism in his first post-election news conference on Monday.

Robert F. Kennedy must be rolling over in his grave along with the embarrassment his son, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has brought to the Kennedy family.

New polling shows Republicans hold an overwhelmingly positive view of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and most approve of President-elect Donald Trump's decision to put Kennedy in the incoming administration.

The president-elect expects Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to pursue discredited theories about vaccines and autism. No good can come of this.

President-elect Donald Trump said Monday that “I don’t like” school vaccine mandates and that “brilliant people” are investigating whether inoculations cause autism —

Mr. Kennedy is beginning his meetings with Republican senators to build support for his confirmation, which could be imperiled by his anti-vaccine advocacy.

Although Kennedy has supported legal abortion for his entire public career, he told pro-life senators in closed-door meetings that he would oppose taxpayer funds for abortion domestically and abroad and restore conscience protections.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has swept onto Capitol Hill. The anti-vaccine health guru from the famous political family is reintroducing himself to senators as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the nation’s Health and Human Services Department.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., hit Capitol Hill Monday in a bid to bolster his chances of leading the Health and Human Services Department for President-elect Donald Trump. Kennedy discussed his ...

Aaron Siri, who specializes in vaccine lawsuits, has been at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s side reviewing candidates for top jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services. Donald Trump’s pick ...

Readers recount their experiences with polio and admonish attempts to revoke vaccine approval.