Health News Rfk Jr Set For Major Food, Health Role In Potential Trump Administration

MAHA idealism meets political reality as RFK Jr. attempts to wrangle a growing movement

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is fending off criticism from his own base as some of the environmental and anti-vaccine activists who propelled him into politics have said they want stronger ... Read More

RFK Jr. says he’s following ‘gold standard’ science. Here’s what to know

The message is hammered over and over, in news conferences, hearings and executive orders: President Donald Trump and his health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., say they want the government to ... Read More

How RFK Jr., America’s celebrity health secretary, is steamrolling science

RFK Jr. is plowing ahead with sweeping changes to U.S. health care that have thrilled supporters, purged opponents, and horrified critics. Read More

Joe Kennedy criticizes RFK Jr, Trump administration health policies

Former Massachusetts Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III on Thursday stood by his call last month for his uncle, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to resign from office and criticized the Trump ... Read More

Coming Next Month: RFK Jr Promises Updated U.S. Dietary Guidelines

When Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised to "end the war on saturated fats," he lit a fresh fuse in a long-running nutrition debate. His comments came as the U.S. Read More

RFK Jr. misses mark in touting rural health transformation fund as historic infusion of cash

“It’s going to be the biggest infusion of federal dollars into rural health care in American history.” — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Sept. 4, 2025, in a Senate hearing At a September Senate hearing, ... Read More

Democratic governors form a public health alliance in a rebuke of Trump

They're framing it as a way to share data, messages about threats, emergency preparedness and public health policy — and as a rebuke to President Donald Trump's administration, which they say isn't ... Read More

RFK Jr. says new dietary guidelines coming soon: ‘We’re ending the war on saturated fats’

Kennedy ascribes to the so-called "carnivore diet" which calls for eating only meat, poultry, eggs, seafood, fish, dairy products and water. Read More

RFK Jr. Discussed Curbing FDA Head’s Role After Complaints About Management Style

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. considered installing a new leader to manage the agency on a day-to-day basis. Read More

Bill Gates helped convince Trump against letting RFK Jr. lead a vaccine and autism task force in 2017, a new book says

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RFK Jr. Is Going After Trump’s Mortal Enemy: Wind Farms

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Trump-appointed health czar and MAHA figurehead, has promised to shake up American healthcare. And boy is he shaking it up. So far, Kennedy has flouted all sorts of ... Read More