"I will not condone the re-litigation of proven cures," said McConnell, the lone Republican to oppose Kennedy's confirmation.

RFK Jr. will become Trump's health secretary, after winning over some GOP senators wary of his anti-vaccine views.

A survivor of childhood polio, Sen. Mitch McConnell was the only Republican in the Senate to vote No. Here's how he explained his vote.

The U.S. Senate has approved Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Donald Trump's new Health and Human Services secretary. Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell was the only Republican to vote against RFK's appointment.

The Senate approved Kennedy to lead the Department of Health and Human Services on a largely party line vote on Thursday.

Kennedy managed to allay the concerns of several key GOP senators over his anti-vaccine activism. Mitch McConnell was the lone Republican to vote against him.

President Trump on Thursday took a swing at Senator Mitch McConnell’s battle with polio after the 82-year-old lawmaker voted against RFK, Jr.

Sen. Mitch McConnell issued a blistering indictment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Thursday, with the Kentucky Republican saying his childhood bout with polio heavily influenced his decision to vote against Kennedy as Health and Human Services secretary.

Fox News' Chad Pergram provides details on the Senate's 51-49 vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as secretary of Health and Human Services.

The Senate Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary, putting a noted vaccine skeptic in charge of America's massive public health system. The 52-48 vote was mostly along party lines,

McConnell cited what he called Kennedy’s “record of trafficking in dangerous conspiracy theories and eroding trust in public health institutions.”

Sen. Mitch McConnell again broke ranks with Republicans, who voted to confirm Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Thursday.