Robert F. Kennedy

US CDC will not change measles response even if it loses measles-free status, director says

Global health experts convened by the Pan American Health Organization will determine in the coming days whether the US has lost its official measles-free status.

Measles infection (illustrative)
Used blister packets that contained medicines, tablets and pills are seen, in this picture illustration taken June 30, 2018.

Antidepressants don't fix a chemical imbalance, so what do they do? - explainer

US 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, DC, US, September 1, 2026.

US health secretary Kennedy launches new push on vaccine injuries

Pro-Palestinian protesters gather on Oct. 7, 2026, outside City Hall in New York.

NYC protesters overrun Israeli peace vigil, six civilians in flydubai flight to receive award


How Gabbard's 'hunters' pounced on secret CIA warehouse for Kennedy files

DNI officials caught the CIA off guard to seize assassination files on JFK, RFK, and MLK. The trove was transferred to the National Archives for release.

Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard sits next to CIA Director John Ratcliffe and FBI Director Kash Patel, on the day they testify at the House Intelligence Committee hearing about worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 26, 2025.

US CDC adopts Kennedy's anti-vaccine views on recast website

Scientists took issue with statements on the website that studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism, arguing that it is "exploiting a quirk of logic."

A sign of the CDC is seen on a podium during the meeting of the members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) advisory panel for vaccines convenes in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. June 25, 2025.

US CDC adopts Kennedy's anti-vaccine views on recast website

The US Centers for Disease Control changed their website to imply that vaccines cause autism despite the wide scientific consensus that there is no link between the two.

US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks with US Vice President JD Vance (not pictured) during the inaugural Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) summit in Washington, DC, US, November 12, 2025.

Kennedy heir Jack Schlossberg launches bid for New York’s 12th District congressional seat

“We deserve better, and we can do better, and it starts with the Democratic Party winning back control of the House of Representatives,” Schlossberg said.

Jack Schlossberg sits at a table before presenting the 2019 Profile in Courage Award to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston, Massachusetts, US, May 19, 2019.

Nadler accuses RFK Jr of antisemitism over claim that ‘early’ circumcisions are tied to autism

Most Americans choose to circumcise their male children, although the circumcision rate has fallen sharply in recent years.

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivers remarks during a Cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on Oct. 9, 2025.

US health secretary Kennedy considers adding autism symptoms to vaccine injury program - report

The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program shields vaccine manufacturers from most lawsuits and provides a fund to compensate individuals who experience serious reactions to covered vaccines.

US HEALTH and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Trump's autism breakthrough: What we know so far

"I think it's gonna be a very important announcement. I think it's gonna be one of the most important things that we will do," Trump said.

US President Donald Trump signing an executive order in the Oval Office, Washington, September 19, 2025; illustrative.

The head of a new RFK Jr. support group believes the Protocols of the Elders of Zion are real

The new head, Leland Lehrman, also believes Israel may have been behind the 9/11 terror attacks, and has inveighed against “high-level Jewish Illuminists, or Lucifer worshipers.”

 (L) A Kennedy MAHA booth was present at the Independent National Convention in Denver on September 19, 2024; Inset: Leland Lehrman pictured in September 2018.

Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's, arrested while protesting US policy on Gaza

While Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was delivering a testimony, Cohen reportedly shouted: "Congress sent the bombs that kill children in Gaza and pays for it with cuts to Medicaid."

Ben Cohen sits for an interview with Tucker Carlson on May 5, 2025.

The RFK Jr. I know: An American patriot, and a dear friend of Israel - opinion

In March 2025, RFK referred to student protests against Israel’s actions in Gaza as 'antisemitism' and the product of 'woke cancel culture.'

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. looks on at a House Judiciary Select Weaponization of the Federal Government Subcommittee hearing, examining the Missouri v. Biden case, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, July 20, 2023.