Mitch McConnell had polio as a child. It could cloud RFK Jr.’s nomination.
The Republican senator’s childhood bout with the disease has informed his ardent support for vaccines amid increasing ...
Top Republican 'struggling' with RFK Jr.'s nomination over Kennedy's vaccine views
Sen. Bill Cassidy, the top Republican on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, concluded Thursday's ...
State bills to expand vaccine exemptions gain traction under Trump
Bills to limit mandatory vaccines for childhood illnesses such as measles and polio have surfaced in more than 15 states, ...
Polio outbreak spreads in Pakistan as militants target vaccination teams
Pakistan reported at least 73 cases last year, up from only one in 2021, and the disease is now rapidly spreading in the country’s most volatile regions.
RFK Jr. disparaged vaccines dozens of times in recent years and misled on race
Kennedy Jr., President Trump's pick for health secretary, has falsely linked vaccines to autism and argued people should have ...
The messianic arrogance of RFK Jr.
That almost messianic obsession — which arrogantly defies the weight of decades of science supporting the benefits of ...
As Polio Survivors Watch Kennedy Confirmation, All Eyes Are on McConnell
There are an estimated 300,000 polio survivors in the United States. For some, the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as ...
RFK Jr. faces tough questions on vaccine, abortion stance in confirmation hearing
A longtime environmental lawyer with no experience working in public health administration or medicine, Kennedy is known for ...
The Trump-McConnell plot just thickened
We shouldn’t expect McConnell to be the next John McCain or Mitt Romney, but his vote Friday against Pete Hegseth previewed ...