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.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination for US health secretary advances with crucial Republican support, despite controversy over vaccine views.