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


Independent US presidential candidate RFK to drop out of race by end of week - ABC News

Robert F. Kennedy intends to announce his withdrawal from the 2024 presidential election, and potentially join forces with Donald Trump

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.

RFK Jr. to weigh dropping US presidential bid to join forces with Trump

Trump told CNN on Tuesday he would "certainly be open" to Kennedy playing a role in his administration if the independent candidate drops out of the race and endorses him.

 Independent US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr speaks at Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee, US July 26, 2024.

Robert Kennedy Jr. asks Harris for cabinet post in return for endorsement - NYT

In a lengthy post on X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday Kennedy denied such claims, writing "I have no plans to endorse Kamala Harris for President. I do have a plan to defeat her."

 Independent US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr speaks at Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee, US July 26, 2024.

Presidential candidate RFK Jr said he had a brain worm in 2012, New York Times reports

The 2012 deposition came during divorce proceedings from his second wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy, the Times reported, as he argued his earning power had been diminished by his cognitive struggles.

 Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a campaign rally at the Fox Theatre in Tucson, Arizona, U.S. February 5, 2024.

RFK Jr. on the people to blame for COVID: ‘We know who they were and they weren’t Jewish’

At the Tuesday event, Kennedy got a chance to defend his record on the Jews.

 Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies 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. R

RFK's COVID claims mired in antisemitic conspiracy - opinion

Kenny treats the rough findings of a study of ethnic genome variations as though they were firm conclusions based on hard evidence and then joins them to claims that are mired in sheer fantasy.

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.

Jewish and Asian Democrats call on Republicans to disinvite RFK Jr from testifying to Congress

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said COVID-19 was “ethnically targeted” to spare Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese.

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. waves to the audience after delivering a foreign policy speech at St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., June 20, 2023.

JFK's vaccine skeptical nephew Robert Kennedy Jr to launch US presidential bid

In 2022, Kennedy suggested that Americans had fewer freedoms during the COVID pandemic than Jews living in Nazi Germany.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a rally following a march in opposition to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mandates on the National Mall, in Washington, DC, US, January 23, 2022.

Robert Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan denied parole for 16th time

Palestinian refugee Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of gunning down Kennedy, 42, in the kitchen pantry of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on June 5, 1968.

 Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, seen in this 2009 California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation photograph released to Reuters on March 2, 2011, is facing a parole board on Wednesday. Sirhan, the convicted assassin of Senator Robert Kennedy serving a life sentence for the 1968 murder,

Robert F. Kennedy's killer Sirhan Sirhan appeals denial of parole - report

California Governor Gavin Newsom said Sirhan is still a threat to the public and cited the fact that he denies he killed Kennedy as a reason he was denied parole.

Sirhan Sirhan is shown in this handout photo taken February 9, 2016, and provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.