Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cleared a crucial hurdle for confirmation as Health and Human Services secretary. Here's what happens next in the Senate

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has cleared his first hurdle to become the nation’s top health official as the Senate finance committee voted to advance his nomination for a floor vote.

Once confirmed by the Senate, Kennedy—the most visible, outspoken, and influential anti-vaccination, anti-science quack during the COVID-19 pandemic—will oversee the nation’s public health agencies.