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FDA's Top Vaccine Scientist Is Out, Citing RFK Jr.'s 'Lies'

Dr. Peter Marks says HHS secretary 'doesn't care about the truth'

(Newser) - The Food and Drug Adminstration's top vaccine regulator has stepped down from his role, and it's reportedly because he was forced out by the Trump administration via Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., reports the Washington Post . Sources tell the paper that Marks was offered...

Steep Cuts to FDA, CDC Workforces Announced

Kennedy says new round of 10K layoffs is part of 'dramatic restructuring'

(Newser) - Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the department's workforce is shrinking by around a quarter in a "dramatic restructuring." In a Thursday press release , Kennedy said 10,000 jobs are being cut as "part of this most recent transformation." Combined with...

LGBTQ Activists Call New HHS Guidance 'Deeply Concerning'

Health Secretary RFK Jr. issues new guidance recognizing only 2 sexes: male and female

(Newser) - The Department of Health and Human Services has synced up with the Trump administration's push against transgender protections , releasing new guidance on Wednesday that states the US government recognizes only two sexes: male and female. The new "sex-based definitions" assert that "an individual human is either female...

Feds Giveth Accidental Pink Slips, Taketh Them Away

Chaos abounds as multiple federal agencies accidentally fire staffers amid DOGE cuts

(Newser) - Last week, the Energy Department had to scramble to rehire nuclear energy specialists for the National Nuclear Security Administration, after it mistakenly told hundreds of staffers at the agency they'd lost their jobs. That's not the only incident of head-count slashing gone awry throughout the government at the...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Confirmed as Health Secretary

Mitch McConnell is the only 'no' vote among Republicans

(Newser) - The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Trump's health secretary, per the AP . Republicans fell in line behind Trump despite hesitancy over Kennedy's views on vaccines, voting 52-48 to elevate the scion of one of America's most storied political—and Democratic—families to...

Senate Panel Backs RFK Jr. for Health Secretary

His nomination now goes to the full Senate

(Newser) - A Senate panel advanced the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to become the next health secretary on Tuesday morning, reports the New York Times . In the closely watched vote by the Senate Finance Committee, Kennedy prevailed in a 14-13 result along party lines, per the Hill . The pivotal vote...

Martha Moxley's Mother Never Quit Seeking Justice for Her

Conviction of Michael Skakel, whose defenders included his cousin RFK Jr., was overturned

(Newser) - Dorthy Moxley, who fought for decades to bring her teenage daughter's killer to justice in a roller-coaster Connecticut murder case that held the nation's attention for years, has died. She was 92. John Moxley said his mother died Tuesday at her home in Summit, New Jersey, of complications...

McConnell Bristles at 'Dangerous' Noise Over Polio Vaccine

GOP senator, who had polio as a kid, seems to hint that RFK Jr. should 'steer clear' of anti-vax moves

(Newser) - Mitch McConnell pushed back Friday after it was revealed that an ally of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Trump's nominee for Health and Human Services secretary, petitioned the FDA two years ago to halt the polio vaccine in the US pending further study. Axios reports that the 82-year-old Senate...

Trump: Maybe RFK Jr. Could Look Into Vaccine-Autism Link

Both have a history of promoting the long-debunked claim

(Newser) - Assuming Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as President-elect Trump's Health and Human Services secretary, it appears he may be utilizing that role to delve into the idea—long-debunked—of a connection between vaccines and autism. Kennedy has long pushed the theory, and Trump has done the same since...

Trump Canceled 'Make America Healthy Again' Event

He pulls out of health-themed town hall with RFK Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, in yet another cancellation

(Newser) - Donald Trump has nixed another debate with rival Kamala Harris, canceled various interviews , and even pulled out of an NRA rally in the final lead-up to Election Day. Now, another cancellation to throw onto the pile: A virtual "Make America Healthy Again" town hall that the former president was...

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Nuzzi Is Out at New York Magazine

Outlet, reporter decide to part ways despite investigation clearing her

(Newser) - Olivia Nuzzi, the journalist embroiled in a strange scandal involving an alleged relationship of some sort with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is now out of a job. New York magazine, which had previously put Nuzzi on leave after she admitted she'd started a "nonphysical" relationship with RFK Jr....

The Saga of Olivia Nuzzi, Her Ex, and RFK Jr. Gets Twistier

Ryan Lizza makes a series of allegations in new court filing

(Newser) - The twists and turns continue in the saga involving two reporters and a former presidential candidate . In new court filings, Ryan Lizza, Politico's chief Washington correspondent and the former fiance of magazine writer Olivia Nuzzi, claims that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. manipulated Nuzzi after she profiled him for New ...

Cheryl Hines Considering Divorcing RFK Jr.: Source

Source says Kennedy is 'begging her not to file'

(Newser) - A source tells People Cheryl Hines is not taking news of her husband's alleged relationship with a reporter lying down. Olivia Nuzzi claims she and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got close while she was working on a profile of him for New York magazine, from which she is currently...

Olivia Nuzzi: My Ex-Fiance Leaked News of RFK Jr. Relationship

Politico journalist denies his ex's allegations that he blackmailed, harassed her

(Newser) - The journalist who says things got "personal" between her and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. while she worked on a profile of the then-presidential candidate has accused her ex-fiance of playing a role in leaking the relationship, which Kennedy denies, to her employer. Olivia Nuzzi, who is currently on a...

Journalist Who Profiled RFK Jr. Admits Things Got 'Personal'

New York Magazine 's Olivia Nuzzi admits to nonphysical 'relationship' with ex-'reporting subject'

(Newser) - In November, Olivia Nuzzi penned a piece for New York Magazine profiling then-POTUS candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., noting "he could turn the presidential race upside down." Kennedy is no longer in the race, but now both his and Nuzzi's worlds are the ones that have been...

Story About RFK Jr., Dead Whale Causes Uproar

Claim that he once cut a whale's head off with a chainsaw first surfaced in 2012

(Newser) - The strange stories allegedly about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. keep coming. The latest involves a whale carcass, and was originally reported more than a decade ago, but just resurfaced, the New York Times reports. Back in 2012, Kennedy's daughter, Kick Kennedy, told Town & Country her father had...

2 Big Names Added to Trump Transition Team

RFK Jr., Tulsi Gabbard will join Trump's sons, Vance

(Newser) - After their high-profile endorsements of Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard have been named to his transition team, the New York Times reports. The team is responsible for assisting Trump with the selection of personnel and adopting of policies for a second Trump administration, should there be...

RFK Jr.'s Wife 'Very Uncomfortable' With His Choice

Kennedy addresses the drama within his family, including with wife Cheryl Hines

(Newser) - The Kennedy family has made it clear many of them don't support Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to endorse Donald Trump after Kennedy's own exit from the 2024 presidential race, and now RFK Jr. is addressing the famous family's disagreements. "I understand that they'...

RFK Jr. Withdraws From Arizona Ballot Amid Swirling Trump Speculation

Speculation mounts that Kennedy will exit presidential race, endorse Trump

(Newser) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. withdrew from the ballot in Arizona late Thursday, a day before he and Donald Trump were set to appear miles apart in the Phoenix area as speculation grows that Kennedy could drop his independent presidential bid and endorse the Republican nominee, the AP reports. Kennedy is...

RFK Jr.'s Running Mate: We Could Drop Out, Back Trump

And Trump says he'd 'probably' consider giving Kennedy a post in his administration if so

(Newser) - It seems pretty clear Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is not going to be the next president of the United States of America. What's not as clear is whether he will stay in the race until the bitter end. In a podcast interview recounted by the New York Times and...

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