They voted in unison for the prominent purveyor of vaccine misinformation even as it became even clearer that they were losing this battle on the right.

The U.S. Senate Finance Committee could vote as soon as Tuesday on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s controversial nomination to be secretary of Health and Human Services, the cabinet position in charge of protecting the health of the American people.

GOP senators say they'll keep a close eye on RFK Jr., the long-time vaccine critic poised for the U.S.'s top health care role.

In one of the most tense exchanges in a heated confirmation hearing, Senator Angela Alsobrooks called out past comments RFK Jr. made suggesting a different vaccine schedule for Black people.

He asked Kennedy to put aside his decades of voicing skepticism about vaccine safety and use his celebrity to encourage parents to vaccinate their children.

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) left the Senate floor on Tuesday after delivering a speech about his negotiations with the White House over the appointment of anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr.