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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Health and Human Services Secretary

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Casey Means faces Senate grilling on vaccines, conflicts, and qualifications

Feb 25, 2026

Casey Means faces Senate grilling on vaccines, conflicts, and qualifications

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Bill Cassidy

Trump invokes Defense Production Act for glyphosate and phosphorus

Feb 19, 2026

Trump invokes Defense Production Act for glyphosate and phosphorus

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Donald Trump

Brooke Rollins

Bill Anderson

38 CDC disease tracking databases stopped updating as the US outbreak early-warning system goes dark

Feb 13, 2026

38 CDC disease tracking databases stopped updating as the US outbreak early-warning system goes dark

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Susan Monarez

Judge blocks $600M in CDC cuts to California, Illinois, New York, Washington

Feb 13, 2026

Judge blocks $600M in CDC cuts to California, Illinois, New York, Washington

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Rob Bonta

Letitia James

Children's Minnesota pauses gender care after Trump HHS threatens to cut federal funding

Feb 5, 2026

Children's Minnesota pauses gender care after Trump HHS threatens to cut federal funding

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Leigh Finke

Congress used the power of the purse to reverse RFK Jr.'s cuts to CDC, FDA, and NIH

Feb 4, 2026

Congress used the power of the purse to reverse RFK Jr.'s cuts to CDC, FDA, and NIH

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Tammy Baldwin

Mike Johnson

Susan Collins

FDA will now approve new drugs with one clinical trial instead of two, reversing a 60-year standard

Feb 1, 2026

FDA will now approve new drugs with one clinical trial instead of two, reversing a 60-year standard

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Trump signs executive order creating 15-member addiction board with no new federal funding

Jan 30, 2026

Trump signs executive order creating 15-member addiction board with no new federal funding

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Donald Trump

Attorney General Pam Bondi

South Carolina measles outbreak becomes largest since US eliminated disease

Jan 27, 2026

South Carolina measles outbreak becomes largest since US eliminated disease

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Trump dietary guidelines prioritize protein over processed foods

Jan 7, 2026

Trump dietary guidelines prioritize protein over processed foods

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Brooke Rollins

RFK Jr. strips 7 childhood vaccines from US recommended list

Jan 5, 2026

RFK Jr. strips 7 childhood vaccines from US recommended list

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Rob Bonta

Trump orders DEA to reschedule marijuana to Schedule III

Dec 18, 2025

Trump orders DEA to reschedule marijuana to Schedule III

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Donald Trump

Pam Bondi

Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham, COVID vaccine skeptic who praised RFK Jr., named CDC second in command

Nov 25, 2025

Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham, COVID vaccine skeptic who praised RFK Jr., named CDC second in command

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

RFK Jr. personally ordered CDC to rewrite its vaccine-autism page, exploiting a loophole in the promise that got him confirmed

Nov 19, 2025

RFK Jr. personally ordered CDC to rewrite its vaccine-autism page, exploiting a loophole in the promise that got him confirmed

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Bill Cassidy

Susan Collins

Mitch McConnell

Nov 14, 2025

NIH scientist Jenna Norton placed on leave after criticizing Trump's funding cuts and mass firings

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

FDA approves second generic mifepristone amid GOP pressure

Oct 2, 2025

FDA approves second generic mifepristone amid GOP pressure

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Kennedy's reconstituted ACIP votes to shift COVID guidance and reworks child vaccine recommendations

Sep 19, 2025

Kennedy's reconstituted ACIP votes to shift COVID guidance and reworks child vaccine recommendations

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Robert W. Malone

Susan Monarez

Trump praises some vaccines while HHS under RFK Jr. reshapes CDC panels and state moves target mandates

Sep 5, 2025

Trump praises some vaccines while HHS under RFK Jr. reshapes CDC panels and state moves target mandates

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Donald Trump

Susan Monarez

Joseph Ladapo

Bill Cassidy

GOP senators who confirmed RFK Jr. express serious concerns at contentious Senate hearing

Sep 4, 2025

GOP senators who confirmed RFK Jr. express serious concerns at contentious Senate hearing

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Bill Cassidy

Susan Monarez

Florida announces plan to end all school vaccine mandates affecting 3.5 million students

Sep 4, 2025

Florida announces plan to end all school vaccine mandates affecting 3.5 million students

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Joseph Ladapo

Ron DeSantis

Casey DeSantis

Sandra Adamson Fryhofer

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