Politics Nov 13 Democrats are weighing impeachment of RFK Jr. while courting his supporters By Ali Swenson, Associated Press
Health Oct 23 What exactly are ultraprocessed foods? Experts weigh in as RFK Jr.'s effort to define them stalls More than 100 science, medical and nutrition experts signed and sent an open letter Friday to the Office of Management and Budget, urging the administration to release the first-ever government definition of ultraprocessed foods. By Genesis Magpayo
Politics Oct 22 RFK Jr. adviser Calley Means resigns amid growing MAHA discontent over lack of progress Calley Means, a top adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a chief advocate for the Make America Healthy Again movement, resigned from his position with the Trump administration Thursday. By Fatima Hussein, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press
Health Aug 12 Trump's vaccine order hands some MAHA voters a win. It also gives Democrats an attack line President Donald Trump pivoted the nation’s attention back to vaccines this week with an executive order that aims to scale back the childhood immunization schedule and space out shots into separate visits. By Ali Swenson, Associated Press
Health Jun 29 FDA panel on peptides will include experts who promote the unproven chemicals favored by RFK Jr. The Food and Drug Administration is meeting next month to consider easing restrictions on several peptides, a group of unapproved drugs popular with followers of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press
May 12 Trump has a proposal to expand fertility benefits. Here's how that would work By Maria Ramirez-Uribe President Donald Trump announced a new proposed rule Monday that would allow employers to provide standalone health insurance coverage for fertility benefits. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 7:29 RFK-appointed CDC panel drops hepatitis B vaccine at birth recommendation By William Brangham, Courtney Norris The federal vaccine advisory panel, all appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., voted to drop the universal recommendation that children should get vaccinated for hepatitis B at birth. William Brangham discussed this and other changes under consideration for… Continue watching
Nov 24 RFK Jr. says the Trump administration is following 'gold standard' science. Here's what to know By Devi Shastri, Associated Press What type of research produces the best possible evidence?… Continue reading
Sep 17 WATCH: Former CDC director says RFK Jr. didn't call her after agency shooting By Hannah Grabenstein Monarez told Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., that she didn't speak with Kennedy until a handful of days after the shooting. Continue reading
Sep 17 WATCH: Former CDC leader Dr. Debra Houry says RFK Jr. should resign By Joshua Barajas Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., asked Dr. Debra Houry during a hearing about upheaval at the agency if she believed that Kennedy is “incompetent and dangerous to the American people's health.”… Continue reading