We know the kind of damage that will be done and the lives that will be lost if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is put in charge of our health care system because we've seen it in action. Kennedy has a well-documented history of opposing life-saving vaccines, and he has pledged to stop funding research for treatments and cures for deadly diseases.

Trump's pick for HHS Secretary faces questions from the left and right over his health stances. But will that stop his confirmation? Follow along for updates.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggled to address key issues during his Senate confirmation hearing for Secretary of Health and Human Services.

President Donald Trump's controversial pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will testify in two Senate hearings starting Wednesday.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said vaccines are not safe. His support for abortion access has made conservatives uncomfortable.

Allies of President Donald Trump have been quick to threaten primary challengers for Republican senators who don't back Trump's Cabinet picks and legislative priorities.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) was one of many senators to question President Donald Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., during a Senate confirmation hearing

A crash in far northwestern Iowa left one person dead. Mohammed Wajid, 28, of Chicago, was driving a semi-truck northbound on K18 in Plymouth County Tuesday afternoon, according to an Iowa State Patrol crash report.

Update: A multi-vehicle crash in Ames is backing up traffic, causing a 15-minute delay for morning commuters. US 30 westbound lanes between S. Duff Avenue and S. Dayton Avenue are blocked. Traffic is backed up for miles and emergency vehicles are on scene.

Two Des Moines resettlement agencies say they will serve the 309 new arrivals they already welcomed to Iowa, despite a federal stop work order.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Wednesday he plans to veto a Republican-sponsored immigration bill that was passed by the Florida Legislature this week, marking the latest salvo in his feud with state GOP lawmakers. “The veto pen is ready,” DeSantis said in a post on social platform X following the legislation’s passage Tuesday evening. …

Democrats have flipped an Iowa state Senate seat in a district that overwhelmingly voted for President Trump in November. Democrat Mike Zimmer, who has worked in education and serves as the president of a school board,