Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday the Food and Drug Administration should change the label on abortion drug mifepristone and conduct a top-to-bottom review of the pill after a new study showed the risks of serious side effects are greater than previously thought.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy wanted an assurance from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before he would vote to put him in charge of the nation’s $1.7 trillion health department. Kennedy’s history of promoting conspiracy theories or misspeaking about vaccines alarmed Cassidy, he said during a confirmation hearing earlier this year.

R obert F. Kennedy Jr., the Health and Human Services (HHS) Director under the Trump Administration, told Congress on Wednesday that he believes people “shouldn’t be taking medical advice from [him]”.

RFK Jr. gave mixed messages on whether children should be vaccinated and defended a brutal series of budget cuts in a grilling by congressional Democrats.

Some fear disruptions to the food-supply chain.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared photos of himself and his family at Washington, D.C.'s Rock Creek on Sunday.

When asked about what he is calling for the Congress and Senators to do for Gaza, Ben Cohen said, “Congress and the Senators need to ease the siege."

Lawmakers in Washington are debating the next budget for the Department of Health and Human Services. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is proposing to cut spending by more than 25%, believing it would make the agency more efficient.