In a strongly worded letter, Caroline Kennedy urged the Senate to reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the role of Health and Human Services Secretary.

If confirmed as health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would oversee the Food and Drug Administration and other agencies that issue key decisions for drug companies.

In a scathing letter to lawmakers weighing Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for health secretary, Ms. Kennedy called her cousin unfit for the job and a “predator” who led family members to addiction.

If confirmed, RFK Jr would oversee key agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which employs around 18,000 people.

Caroline Kennedy wrote a blistering letter to the U.S. Senate Tuesday urging them to reject her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination as Health and Human Services secretary.

Robert F. Kennedy's nomination will put Republican lawmakers' loyalty to the test, as the former Democrat holds a range of unorthodox positions that could alienate both conservatives and liberals.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel are expected to be grilled by senators during their confirmation hearings.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said at his first confirmation hearing that he isn't trying to take anyone's junk food away if he becomes the secretary of health and human services. His confirmation process begins in the shadow of a scathing Jan.

Caroline Kennedy called her cousin, Robert F. Kennedy, a 'predator' ahead of his confirmation hearing for Health and Human Services secretary.

The longtime liberal faces deep skepticism over his public health views. “Frankly, you frighten people,” one Democratic senator told his former roommate.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s confirmation hearings began Wednesday before the Senate Finance Committee. He appears before the Health, Education, Labor and Pension committee on Thursday.