Thursday's vote puts the vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion in federal spending, vaccine recommendations and food safety as well as health insurance programs for roughly half the country.

Linda McMahon, President Trump's nominee for Education secretary, faced Senate questioning as she acknowledged the need for ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been sworn in as President Donald Trump’s health secretary. The Senate on Thursday confirmed him, voting 52 to 48. It puts the prominent vaccine skeptic ...