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Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
GRIM STEP BACK

RFK Jr.’s Measles Disaster Faces Damning Global Ruling

The U.S. is battling the country’s worst measles outbreak since 1991.

Isabel van Brugen

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
GOING BACKWARDS

RFK Jr.’s Measles Nightmare Spirals to Shocking Milestone

It’s a grim new era for American health.

Harry Thompson

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. speaks
WRONG KIND OF RECORD

RFK Jr.’s Measles Nightmare Hits Staggering New Milestone

The U.S. is heading for its worst year since 1991.

William Vaillancourt

U.S. President Donald Trump listens while U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes an announcement during a press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 22, 2025.
RECIPE FOR DISASTER

RFK Jr. Hit by Damning Poll as Trump Unleashes Him on Voters

Confidence in food safety has plummeted to new lows under the health secretary’s watch.

Ewan Palmer

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during an event on screen time harm in children at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C.
DOLLARS > SENSE

RFK Jr. Busted Squandering Millions on Diva Security Demands

It costs up to $17 million a year to protect the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Will Neal

Nicole Saphier
SHOT DOWN

Trump’s Surgeon General Pick Breaks With Him on Vaccines

Nicole Saphier told lawmakers she hasn’t seen evidence that vaccines cause autism.

William Vaillancourt

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Robert F Kennedy Jr. speaking at an event.
CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF

RFK Jr.’s Shock $9,000-an-Hour Military Jet Perk Exposed

A commercial flight would have cost just $250.

Will Neal

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (R) looks on as President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order calling for more research and flexibility on vaccines.
GOLD STANDARD IDIOCY

Murdoch Paper Warns Trump His Vaccine Crusade Could Backfire

The Wall Street Journal says gutting kids’ vaccine schedule risks a voter backlash—and a measles comeback.

Tom Latchem

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FOOD FIGHT

Marco Rubio Takes Brutal Dig at RFK Jr.’s Smelly Diet

Rubio made clear that he’s not among the Trump Cabinet members who have climbed aboard Kennedy’s dietary bandwagon.

Erkki Forster

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before a budget request hearing for the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. April 21, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
MILLIONAIRE MATH

RFK Jr. Busted Knowing Nothing About Grocery Prices

The millionaire health secretary cooked up a grocery estimate that doesn’t pass the smell test.

Erkki Forster

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a thing about antidepressants.
LATE START

Sidelined Trump Goon Gets Another Shot Amid Midterm Panic

At long last, RFK Jr. is front and center.

Laura Esposito

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