Robert F. Kennedy Jr
Coverage of Robert F. Kennedy Jr in the Nexus archive.
- RFK Jr accuses NYT of publishing 'hit piece' sourced by 'disgruntled' employees he purged
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Health and Human Services Secretary, accused The New York Times of publishing a biased article using anonymous sources, including former employees he dismissed or who resigned. The NYT article questioned Kennedy's engagement with his department during an Ebola outbreak and his focus on vaccine skepticism over management duties.
- Three studies used by RFK Jr and allies to justify controversial vaccine policies changes facing new scrutiny
Three scientific papers questioning vaccine safety, used by the Trump administration to justify changes to US vaccine policies, have been removed, retracted, or investigated by journals. Scientists support these actions, but the study authors maintain their work's validity.
- RFK Jr. fires 2 leaders of preventive services task force
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr fired two leaders of the US Preventive Services Task Force. The terminated leaders are John Wong and Esa Davis, who were vice chairs of the task force. The firings occurred on May 11 after a review by Kennedy.
- RFK Jr accused of ‘dangerous conspiracy theories’ at heated budget hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a Trump ally and controversial health secretary, faced criticism during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing over his vaccine policies, public health decisions, and funding cuts. Lawmakers accused him of promoting 'dangerous conspiracy theories' amid a major measles outbreak.