RFK Jr. faces political headwinds going into confirmation hearings

President Donald Trump’s choice to run the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., faces confirmation hearings this week that are crucial to the controversial figure’s nomination. Kennedy is up against concerned senators on both sides of the aisle who are seeking clarity and reassurances about his qualifications, advocacy against vaccines, promotion of public health conspiracies, and an array of financial conflicts of interest from past roles. The HHS nominee will field questions from two Senate panels: the Finance Committee on Wednesday and the Health, Education, Labor,...