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FILE - Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's choice to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, appears before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, file)

Exclusive: RFK Jr. said a Samoa trip had nothing to do with vaccines. New documents refute that

By Ali Swenson - Associated Press

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins testifies during a Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry oversight hearing on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) ** FILE **

Trump administration boosts spending on school meals to improve child nutrition

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Conor Kennedy, son of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., placed on Russia’s wanted list for service to Ukraine

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is seen in Washington on April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Feds accuse hospitals of pushing bogus gender-transition treatments to make money

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Mark Ruffalo poses for a portrait during the 96th Academy Awards Oscar nominees luncheon on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Actor Mark Ruffalo says RFK Jr. ‘has killed the lettuce market’ amid outbreak

By The Washington Times AI News Desk

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., walks through the U.S. Capitol during votes in Washington, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert) ** FILE **

Sen. Elizabeth Warren says ‘political corruption’ led to massive cyclospora outbreak

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

For more than a century, the office of the U.S. Surgeon General has evolved from its roots in the Marine Hospital Service into one of the nation's most recognizable voices on public health — sounding the alarm on everything from smoking and AIDS to emerging health threats. But today, the future and influence of that office are being tested.

WATCH: Does America still need a Surgeon General?

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington on May 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

RFK Jr. announces tightening of regulation that lets food makers decide if additives are safe

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington on May 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

U.S. moves to shut a Kentucky organ donation group, citing safety failures

By Lauran Neergaard - Associated Press

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., arrives on stage at the inaugural Make America Healthy Again summit in Washington on Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey Jr.) **FILE**

RFK Jr. launching celebrity cooking show focused on nutrition, low-cost recipes

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during a House Select Subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic on Capitol Hill, June 3, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

The Fauci diaries: Top five takeaways

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

This 2020 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, which cause COVID-19. President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill on Monday, March 20, 2023, that directs the federal government to declassify as much intelligence as possible about the origins of COVID-19 more than three years after the start of the global pandemic. (Hannah A. Bullock, Azaibi Tamin/CDC via AP, File)

HHS adopts limit to ‘dangerous’ virus research a year after Trump order reining in federal support

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, May 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

FDA panel narrowly backs unapproved peptide drugs touted by Rogan, other wellness influencers

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. looks on during a press conference about Utah's new fluoride ban, food additives and SNAP funds legislation, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)

Feds withhold over $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California, Minnesota to stop fraud

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

A view of several shelves dedicated to brands of orange juice on display at a local grocery store. File photo credit: The Image Party via Shutterstock.

FDA overhauls federal orange juice standards, but you might not taste the difference

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Erica Schwartz testifies during a Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions committee confirmation hearing to be the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

CDC nominee says she won’t betray science — and backs Kennedy’s actions

By Mike Stobbe - Associated Press

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

HHS urges hospitals to take ‘Make Hospital Food Healthier’ pledge

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, May 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Oval Office clash over pesticides exposes rift in MAHA-MAGA coalition

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, May 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

FDA panel on peptides will include experts who promote the unproven chemicals favored by RFK Jr.

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

Containers of Roundup are displayed on a store shelf in San Francisco, Feb. 24, 2019. Bayer, the manufacturer of the popular weedkiller, won support Wednesday, April 24, 2024, from the Missouri House for a proposal that could shield it from costly lawsuits alleging it failed to warn customers its product could cause cancer. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) **FILE**

Bayer wins in Roundup cancer case in the Supreme Court

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times