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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

26th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services since 2025

Robert Francis Kennedy Jr., also known by his initials RFK Jr., is an American politician, environmental lawyer, author, conspiracy theorist, and anti-vaccine activist serving as the 26th United States secretary of health and human services since 2025. A member of the prominent Kennedy family, he is a son of Senator and US attorney general Robert F. Kennedy and a nephew of US president John F. Kennedy and US senator Ted Kennedy.

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In the news

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  1. Oct 8
    FDA Continues Abortion Pill Review
    Mostly CenterHealth Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ordered the review after a conservative think tank claimed higher serious-complication rates, while reproductive-health researchers called its work unpublished, not peer-reviewed junk science.
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  2. Sep 30
    Pennsylvania Measles Deaths Rise
    BalancedGov. Josh Shapiro accused Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of blocking CDC recognition of the deaths; Kennedy denied interfering and said Shapiro was politicizing the crisis.
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  3. Sep 17
    HHS Secretary Kennedy Courts Anti-Vaccine Activists
    Mostly LeftHealth and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gave the keynote speech at a Children’s Health Defense conference, addressing an anti-vaccine group he once chaired and helped found.
    13articles
  4. Sep 17
    Pennsylvania Seeks CDC Measles Aid
    BalancedThe standoff deepens a fight between Gov. Josh Shapiro and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over how the outbreak is being counted.
    7articles
  5. Sep 15
    Pennsylvania Confirms Fourth Measles Death
    BalancedGov. Josh Shapiro accused Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of undermining public health and CDC reporting; Kennedy denied a coverup and said Shapiro refused CDC help.
    14articles

Storylines

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    U.S. Measles Outbreak
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    Kennedy Vaccine Policy Fight
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