TURMOIL AT HHS — The past weekend brought a chaotic purge of the federal workforce across the nation’s health agencies, POLITICO’s Adam Cancryn, Megan Messerly and David Lim report.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as President Donald Trump’s health secretary Thursday, but what exactly does the Health and Human Services Department do and what is his role?

Vaccine policy, Medicare drug negotiations, and a potential DTC advertising ban will all fall under Kennedy’s purview as HHS Secretary.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has expressed support for some fields of science but has also declared he’d like a “break” in ...