Gov. Josh Green battled a measles outbreak that killed 83 people, mostly children. President Trump wants Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a vaccine skeptic, as his health policy chief.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said vaccines are not safe. His support for abortion access has made conservatives uncomfortable. And farmers across the Midwest are nervous over his talk of banning corn syrup and pesticides from America’s food supply.

Caroline Kennedy, a member of the famed U.S. political family, urged senators on Tuesday to reject her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to lead the top U.S. health agency, calling him a "predator" and his healthcare views "dangerous.

Early Wednesday morning, a busload of Long Island, Queens and Brooklyn residents will be heading to Washington to support Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. during his Senate confirmation hearings to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Another New York bus will head out from Poughkeepsie, with a stop in the Bronx before heading to the Capitol.

In a harsh letter to lawmakers considering Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for health secretary, Ms. Kennedy called her cousin unfit for the job and a “predator” who led family members to addiction.

"He put baby chickens and mice in the blender," she says of her cousin, chosen by President Trump to head HHS.

Caroline Kennedy urged senators against confirming Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services at his Wednesday hearing.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Calling Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a “predator” who is addicted to power, Caroline Kennedy urged the U.S. Senate in a Tuesday letter to reject the nomination of her cousin to be President Donald Trump’s health secretary.

These parents believe in home-schooling and distrust food and drug companies. In Kennedy, they see “a bull in the china shop.”

WASHINGTON — Calling Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a “predator” who is addicted to power, Caroline Kennedy urged the U.S. Senate in a Tuesday letter to reject the nomination of her cousin to be President Donald Trump's health secretary.

Caroline Kennedy, the outgoing US ambassador to Australia, has urged US senators to reject her cousin's bid to become health secretary.