U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday the reinstatement of the Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines—one day before he was due to respond to a lawsuit alleging he failed to create the panel as required by law.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accused Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) of abandoning vaccine-injured Americans during a tense House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on Tuesday. The confrontation erupted during discussions on the Trump administration’s fiscal year 2026 HHS budget proposal.
A growing divide within the Republican Party has emerged over pesticide regulations, pitting traditional agricultural interests against a rising health-conscious movement.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a sweeping overhaul of how it reviews chemicals already present in the American food supply. The new system will fast-track investigations into several additives long used in consumer goods, including some that have been banned in Europe.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. publicly corrected Democrat Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut during a budget hearing over inaccurate statements about measles outbreaks in the U.S. and abroad. DeLauro suggested that the U.S. leads developed nations in measles cases, implying failures in public health policy under the current administration.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lauded President Donald Trump on Thursday for signing a landmark executive order aimed at slashing the cost of prescription drugs, calling it a historic moment in U.S. healthcare policy. Kennedy, a longtime Democrat, said it was “an extraordinary day” and praised Trump as the first president with the courage to defy Big Pharma’s grip on Washington.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday that petroleum-based food dyes will be removed from the U.S. food supply, calling the long-standing use of synthetic chemicals in everyday foods a health crisis for American families. The decision marks a significant milestone in President Donald Trump’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda.
President Donald Trump has tasked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a global team of scientists with uncovering the cause behind the alarming rise in autism rates in the United States, promising results by September. The initiative is part of Trump’s “Make America Healthy Again” campaign, driven by a newly signed executive order to investigate chronic childhood illnesses including autism and asthma.
