If confirmed by the Senate, Kennedy would head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which oversees many of the country’s health agencies, from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

A conservative group founded by former Vice President Mike Pence released an ad showing President Donald Trump calling Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “a radical left plant,” as the group urges Republicans to vote against Kennedy as nominee for Health and Human Services Secretary.

Caroline Kennedy on Tuesday warned that her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a “predator” ahead of his high-profile confirmation hearings this week to be President Donald Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services secretary,

Caroline Kennedy, a member of the famed U.S. political family, urged senators on Tuesday to reject her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to lead the top U.S. health agency, calling him a "predator" and his healthcare views "dangerous.

Kennedy Jr. will appear before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday in his bid to become Trump’s health secretary. Another hearing for his nomination will be held

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

Kennedy Jr. a “predator” who is addicted to power, Caroline Kennedy urged the U.S. Senate in a letter on Tuesday to reject the nomination of her cousin to be the nation’s health secretary. (AP Video: Nathan Ellgren) Copyright 2025 The Associated Press.