HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaking in the National Press Building on February 2, 2026. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images) WELL, WELL, WELL. The brainworm may finally have turned. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spent the past year systematically dismantling federal support for vaccines. From his perch atop the Department of Health and Human Services, […]
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a “Making Health Technology Great Again” event, July 30, 2025. Photo: Joyce N. Boghosian / Official White House Photo via Flickr / United States Government Work (The Center Square) – The Department of Health and Human Services plans to appeal a judge’s temporary injunction […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is calling on Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, to hold a hearing on the “dangerous misinformation campaign” Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has led in linking vaccines to autism. “The reality is that since Secretary Kennedy has […]
Chelsea Handler was pretty, pretty miffed at RFK Jr. and Cheryl Hines. The comedian and podcaster says she blindly bought a $5.9 million Los Angeles home from the HHS head and the Curb Your Enthusiasm star, only to discover the house was left in “unlivable” condition. The problems were so severe, Handler claims, that she […]
NEW YORK – Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first year in the Trump administration racked up win after win for the longtime anti-vaccine crusader’s allies. Activists in the “medical freedom” movement were thrilled to see Kennedy fire all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, hire vaccine critics among the […]
Vladimir Putin loves bombing Ukraine and taking his shirt off – not necessarily in that order. The Russian leader is well known for his macho photoshoots, including that infamous shot of him horse-riding bare-chested in Siberia. While various politicians have mocked Putin for his posing, others have been taking notes. And by others I mean […]
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A federal judge blocked a set of changes to the childhood vaccine schedule recommended by allies of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, dealing a setback to the Trump administration’s efforts to overhaul federal vaccine policy. In an opinion issued Monday, U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy of Boston sided with the American Academy […]
A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked several major moves Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made to upend vaccine policy in the U.S., arguing the changes he and his agency directed likely violated federal law. The 45-page ruling was issued in response to a lawsuit filed by six medical organizations, […]
A federal judge on Monday blocked key parts of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s effort to reshape US vaccine policy, including a move to reduce the number of shots routinely recommended for children, and revamp a federal advisory committee on inoculations. US District Judge Brian Murphy in Boston sided with the American Academy of […]
