How did RFK Jr. overcome Republican skepticism to become health secretary? By making a lot of promises.
Virtually no previous health secretary nominee in recent memory has gone through such lengths to claim that they would not ...
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Kelley: A farmer’s message to RFK Jr.
“There are people in every time and every land who want to stop history in its tracks,” said Robert F. Kennedy in 1964. Those words resonate today with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who was confirmed ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as Trump’s health secretary after a close Senate vote
Republicans fell in line behind Trump despite hesitancy over Kennedy views on vaccines, confirming the president's pick for ...
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With RFK Jr. in charge, supplement makers see chance to cash in
Last fall, before being named the senior U.S. health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the Trump administration ... said Pieter Cohen, a Harvard University physician who studies supplements.
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CDC vaccination committee meeting postponed days after RFK Jr. took over at HHS
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) was slated to meet in Atlanta from Feb. 26 to 28 — the first gathering since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in as Health and Human ...
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Behind South Carolina’s role in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s health secretary confirmation
In one of the closest votes yet for a cabinet pick of President Donald Trump, South Carolina’s two U.S. senators rallied ...
Endless phone calls, emails, and political pressure: How intense public reaction shaped Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation battle
While many of President Trump's Cabinet picks sparked strong public reactions, the singular appeal — and alarm — generated by ...
Senate to vote on vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s bid to become nation’s health secretary
Despite several Republicans expressing deep skepticism about his views on vaccines, Kennedy is expected to win confirmation, ...
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Kennedy says panel will examine childhood vaccine schedule after promising not to change it
WASHINGTON (AP) — To earn the vote he needed to become the nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a special promise to a U.S. senator: He would not change the nation’s ...
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Confirmed as Trump's Health Secretary
Monica is a Newsweek reporter based in Boston ... him. Kennedy, a former Democrat, was approved by a 52-48 vote. Former Republican presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Republican ...