Robert F. Kennedy Jr

RFK Jr received $4m in book advances from Maha allies over past year

In 2024 ethics filing, US health secretary pledged to ‘not engage in writing, editing, marketing or promotional services for any of these books during government service’ Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, received $4m over the last year in book advances from allies within the Make America Healthy Again movement, according to a new report. The advances were for upcoming books by Skyhorse Publishing, a publishing house belonging to Tony Lyons, a friend of Kennedy Jr who is also president of Maha Center, a non-profit that describes itself as “tackling America’s health crisis through education, investigation, innovation and action”. Continue reading...

The Guardian•Maya Yang6h ago

• neutral toward MAHA · 90%

Latest CDC report on youth behavior has some good news — and MAHA vibes

The CDC's latest report from Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey highlights students' diets, sleep and mental health, which are priorities for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

NPR•Rhitu Chatterjee20h ago

• favorable toward CDC · 72%

CDC survey finds mental health and suicide risk among U.S. teens has improved

The CDC's latest Youth Risk Behavior Survey highlights students' diets, sleep and nutrition, which are priorities for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

NPR•Rhitu Chatterjee20h ago

• neutral toward CDC · 96%

President Trump’s newest vaccine ‘demands’ repeat old misinformation

A day after health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised that parents concerned about vaccines had a “friend” in the White House, President Trump said he’ll be “demanding” that drug…

STAT•Amanda Erickson21 Sept

• critical toward Donald Trump · 99%

Doctors raise concerns about views and experience of members on federal task force

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. names new members to powerful federal task force that plays a key role in determining the kind of preventive case people get. In a major departure, the new members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force include specialists instead of experts on preventive care and general medicine, raising fears among many doctors.

NPR•Rob Stein18 Sept

RFK Jr. says anti-vaccine group has a ‘friend at the White House’

Speaking to the anti-vaccine group he once led, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday said the Trump administration supports their cause.  “You have a strong and steadfast friend at the White House,” Kennedy told dozens of attendees at a one-day conference put on by Children’s Health Defense, the organization…

The Hill•Nathaniel Weixel17 Sept

RFK Jr. tells vaccine-skeptic group they have a 'friend' in the White House

HHS Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told the vaccine-skeptic group Children's Health Defense on Thursday they "have a friend in the White House" in President Donald Trump.

ABC News17 Sept

Kennedy tells anti-vaccine activists they have a friend in Trump's White House

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tells anti-vaccine activists from an organization he once chaired that they have a friend in the White House

The Independent•Fatima Hussein and Mike Stobbe17 Sept

• neutral toward Donald Trump · 98%

RFK Jr promises anti-vaxxers a ‘friend at the White House’ amid deadly measles outbreak

The US health secretary added that he would’ve made sweeping changes ‘on day one’ but he had to follow the law As the death toll from the worst measles outbreak in decades rises, Robert F Kennedy Jr headlined the Washington DC conference of the anti-vaccine organization Children’s Health Defense, which he led for nearly two decades. “Let me be clear. You have a strong and steadfast friend at the White House,” Kennedy, now serving as secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), told anti-vaccine activists at the conference in a nearly hour-and-a-half-long speech. He urged patience, saying that he would’ve made sweeping changes “on day one” but that he had to follow the law in order to make permanent change. Continue reading...

The Guardian•Melody Schreiber17 Sept

After months of vacancies, Kennedy revamps preventive services panel with new members

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday named eight new members to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), an influential panel of experts who determine what preventive medical services insurers must cover for free.  For the first time, physician specialists, as opposed to only primary care doctors, will fill the specialized…

The Hill•Nathaniel Weixel17 Sept

Watch live: RFK Jr. speaks at children’s health forum amid vaccine scrutiny

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will give the keynote address Thursday at a conference put on by Children’s Health Defense, an anti-vaccine advocacy organization that he helped found. The speech comes as Kennedy faces scrutiny over changes the Trump administration made to the childhood vaccine schedule and new dietary guidance under…

The Hill17 Sept

Shapiro slams RFK Jr. as not ‘connected or grounded in reality’ on measles outbreak

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) accused Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday of not taking adequate steps to address a growing measles outbreak in the U.S.  The governor blamed the secretary, a vaccine skeptic, for the downtick in measles immunizations in the country during an appearance on CNN’s “The…

The Hill•Sarah Davis17 Sept

RFK Jr.’s sister knocks Trump on Kennedy Center shutdown

Kerry Kennedy, the sister of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., blamed President Trump for the Kennedy Center’s board voting to close the performing arts venue, calling the decision a “tragedy.” “The American people love the Kennedy Center,” she told CNN’s Erin Burnett on Tuesday. “They love the arts. They understand what’s…

The Hill•Max Rego16 Sept

• neutral toward Donald Trump · 93%

Democrats urge RFK Jr. to scrap proposed Head Start overhaul

Democrats are pressing Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to scrap a proposed overhaul of the Head Start program, warning the changes would weaken services for thousands of families nationwide. The proposed rule, dubbed “Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs,” would “rescind and replace” the Head Start Program Performance Standards…

The Hill•Sudiksha Kochi15 Sept

RFK Jr. to headline Children’s Health Defense conference in D.C.

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is scheduled to give a keynote address this week at a conference for Children’s Health Defense (CHD), the anti-vaccine advocacy organization he co-founded and led prior to becoming head of the nation’s health agency.  For the past year Kennedy has worked to distance himself from the…

The Hill•Nathaniel Weixel14 Sept