WASHINGTON — Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin told The Post Friday that he plans to defer to scientists on the safety of two common herbicides with residential and commercial applications that Robert F.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised to work with farmers to remove burdensome regulation during his confirmation hearing. And while Lee Zeldin's past positions raised initial concerns, his recent statements during the confirmation process suggest he may be open to working with the biofuels industry

On Capitol Hill, one of President Trump’s most consequential and controversial nominees made his case for the top job at the Department of Health and Human Services. In his first of two hearings, former environmental lawyer and presidential candidate Robert F.

Alexandra Sifferlin, a health and science editor for Times Opinion, hosted an online conversation on Wednesday with the Opinion columnist Zeynep Tufekci and the Opinion writers David Wallace-Wells and Jessica Grose about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first of two confirmation hearings for secretary of health and human services.

Kennedy refused to flatly reject a long-discredited theory that vaccines cause autism, despite years of studies and research that have found they do not.

Jan. 24, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health ... Dec. 5, 2024 "COVID-19 is targeted to attack Caucasians and Black people ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is publicly advocating for health as he tries to get confirmed as secretary of health and human services — yet using a highly addictive product while...

In a make-or-break hearing, Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went before a second committee and it revealed Republican doubts about him. Lisa Desjardins reports on where lawmakers' support stands.

President Donald Trump's second White House is looking a lot like the inside of Mar-a-Lago, with extremely wealthy Americans taking key roles in his Republican administration.

More Trump Cabinet nominees, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard, will face highly-anticipated confirmation hearings later this week. Lee Zeldin's nomination to lead EPA advanced by ...

Trump's other Cabinet picks, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard ... Jan 23, 2025, 10:33 AM EST Lee Zeldin's nomination to lead EPA advanced by Senate panel Lee Zeldin's nomination ...