• Senate committees clear path for confirmations of Gabbard and RFK Jr.

    Senate committees clear path for confirmations of Gabbard and RFK Jr.

    Feb 04, 2025 11:55 PM EST

    ... the shots here. Now, today, President Trump put a message on TRUTH Social in this regard about Kennedy's nomination, and he raised concerns about autism, which, of course, many Americans share. But raising this today has led some critics to believe he is opening the door to more vaccine ...

  • WATCH: Senate committee votes to advance nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for health secretary

    WATCH: Senate committee votes to advance nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for health secretary

    Feb 04, 2025 04:33 PM EST

    ... committee, voted to advance Kennedy's confirmation. Last week, during Kennedy's hearings, Cassidy repeatedly implored Kennedy to reject a disproven theory that vaccines cause autism, to no avail. He ended the hearing by saying he was "struggling" with the vote. "Your past, undermining confidence in vaccines with unfounded or ...

  • Brooks and Capehart on Trump's new tariffs and spending freeze chaos

    Brooks and Capehart on Trump's new tariffs and spending freeze chaos

    Jan 31, 2025 11:30 PM EST

    Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI): Senator, I'm offended by the question, because my sole focus, commitment and responsibility is about our own nation. Amna Nawaz: Just as a reminder, the overwhelming data shows no link between vaccines and autism. And Gabbard has previously blamed the U.S. and NATO ...

  • Republican senators express doubts about RFK Jr. in latest confirmation hearing

    Republican senators express doubts about RFK Jr. in latest confirmation hearing

    Jan 30, 2025 11:40 PM EST

    ... autism and vaccines. There's also studies looking at kids who were not vaccinated and saying no difference significance in how they were diagnosed with autism. Now, there's something else notable in this hearing too, Geoff. Three Republican senators who were in this hearing, you see them right there ...

  • WATCH: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for HHS secretary — Day 2

    WATCH: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for HHS secretary — Day 2

    Jan 30, 2025 03:29 PM EST

    ... s cerebral palsy. She worried about whether vaccines contributed to her son's condition after an infamous study years ago falsely found a link between autism and vaccines. That study has since been roundly discredited. Hassan said Kennedy's suggestions that vaccines could cause autism were hurting families. “He is ...

  • RFK Jr. faces questions over vaccine skepticism, Medicaid reform at confirmation hearing

    RFK Jr. faces questions over vaccine skepticism, Medicaid reform at confirmation hearing

    Jan 29, 2025 11:50 PM EST

    ... Washington Post found dozens of disparaging statements, including about routine childhood vaccinations, like for measles, mumps and rubella, at times wrongly claiming that vaccines cause autism. Robert F. Kennedy: What is the cure for measles? The treatment for measles, it's chicken soup and vitamin A. All of my kids ...

  • Vaccine specialist argues RFK Jr. would make them less accessible

    Vaccine specialist argues RFK Jr. would make them less accessible

    Jan 29, 2025 11:45 PM EST

    Dr. Paul Offit: Well, he's -- what he is, he's for studies that prove this fixed, immutable science-resistant belief that he has. So, for example, he continues to claim that vaccines cause autism, even though dozens of studies have shown that vaccines don't cause autism. So when ...

  • WATCH: Sen. Warnock presses RFK Jr. on past statements likening CDC to 'Nazi death camp'

    WATCH: Sen. Warnock presses RFK Jr. on past statements likening CDC to 'Nazi death camp'

    Jan 29, 2025 08:20 PM EST

    ... said. For years, Kennedy, an environmental lawyer, has spread misinformation and falsehoods about vaccines and their safety, including the heavily debunked claim that they cause autism. Kennedy has also promoted drinking raw milk, which the Food and Drug Administration says can pose a “serious health risk.” His views on these ...

  • WATCH: RFK Jr. commits to prioritizing funding for long COVID research

    WATCH: RFK Jr. commits to prioritizing funding for long COVID research

    Jan 29, 2025 08:04 PM EST

    ... has questioned the efficacy of COVID vaccines and spread misinformation and falsehoods about vaccines and their safety, including the heavily debunked claim that they cause autism. His views on these issues and others have prompted concern among health experts about his nomination. Kennedy, the son of Robert F. Kennedy and ...

  • WATCH: 'Frankly, you frighten people,' Sen. Whitehouse tells RFK Jr. in confirmation hearing

    WATCH: 'Frankly, you frighten people,' Sen. Whitehouse tells RFK Jr. in confirmation hearing

    Jan 29, 2025 06:15 PM EST

    ... above. For years, Kennedy, an environmental lawyer, has spread misinformation and falsehoods about vaccines and their safety, including the heavily debunked claim that they cause autism. Kennedy has also promoted drinking raw milk, which the Food and Drug Administration says can pose a “serious health risk.” His views on these ...