In combative and at times highly personal rejoinders, Kennedy defended the Trump administration's dramatic effort to reshape the sprawling, $1.7-trillion-a-year agency.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. defended proposed 2026 budget reductions during separate House and Senate committee budget hearings on Wednesday.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testifying before Congress for the first time as health secretary, also said he did not think Americans should be taking “medical advice from me.”

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Wednesday at a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions hearing that he is willing to work with Democrats on lowering prescription drug prices.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday told Congress the Trump administration would not cut funding for Head Start , after layoffs at the agency and funding freezes raised fears the six-decade-old program would be radically downsized.

Lawmakers seek answers to questions about sweeping cuts to federal public health infrastructure but Kennedy stays mum.

Lawmakers repeatedly pressed US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy on canceled medical research and mass layoffs during Wednesday hearings on Trump administration proposals that could lead to even broader cuts.

In an appearance before a Senate subcommittee, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the administration would “emphasize healthy eating in Head Start, and ensure the program continues to serve its 750,

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came under fire on Wednesday from lawmakers who said he has made false statements over vaccine testing and safety since taking the nation's top health job. Kennedy made his first appearance in Congress since his confirmation as Health and Human Services Secretary in February,