On this edition of Your Call’s Media Roundtable, ProPublica’s Patricia Callahan discusses her article “How Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Vaccine Agenda Risks a Resurgence of Deadly Childhood Plagues.” She reports that RFK Jr.’s spread of misinformation could prompt vaccine manufacturers to flee the US market, limiting access for all and permanently compromising public health. Patricia […]
WASHINGTON — In the past three years, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has had a dramatic ascent, rocketing from the contrarian fringe to the center of the American health system and leader of a burgeoning political movement. At every step, he’s been bolstered behind the scenes by a lesser-known name: Tony Lyons. A longtime publisher and ally of […]
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Thu, March 26, 2026 at 11:43 AM UTC A Fox & Friends host was stunned at his co-presenter’s defense of Robert F Kennedy Jr’s bizarre habit of wearing jeans to work out at the gym. The US health secretary, 72, told The Bossticks podcast that he would go straight to the gym in his jeans […]
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s crusade to scale back Americans’ reliance on vaccines has collided with political and legal realities that have endangered the Senate confirmation of one top health official, delayed the nomination of another and diminished his clout in Washington. A string of developments over the past several weeks have put Mr. […]
Cheryl Hines is breaking her silence after Chelsea Handler claimed she and her husband, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., sold her a “toxic” home. Nick Tininenko / Getty Images for for Children’s Oncology Support Fund, Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / FilmMagic On a March 5 episode of iHeart’s Dear Chelsea podcast, Chelsea said she recently purchased a home from […]
The Trump administration unveiled a new federal health-care advisory committee Thursday featuring a range of health and tech leaders from the public and private sector, including motivational coach Tony Robbins and a Florida-based Republican donor. The Department of Health and Human Services interviewed more than 400 candidates for the board, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., […]
NEED TO KNOW Cheryl Hines is speaking out after Chelsea Handler claimed she and husband RFK Jr. sold her a “toxic” home During an appearance on Tomi Lahren Is Fearless, Hines says she reached out to Handler after the sale and disputes allegations they knowingly sold a problematic property Handler recently shared on her podcast […]
A MAHA influencer tapped by Robert F. Kennedy and President Donald Trump to serve as America’s top doctor is struggling to secure enough Republican support for her nomination to advance. Trump has nominated Casey Means, a 38-year-old Make America Healthy Again mom who dropped out of her surgical residency and has never held a full […]
The European Medicines Agency just approved a new Moderna mRNA flu vaccine—after clinical data demonstrated strong protection for older adults. In the United States, the same technology is facing a political blockade. The FDA recently refused to review an mRNA flu vaccine application—despite a 40,000-person clinical trial showing it outperformed standard flu shots in older […]
