RFK Jr. announces a plan to ban certain food dyes, following California’s lead
WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of Health and Human Services, on Tuesday announced a plan to ban synthetic food dyes that color everyday snack…
Kennedy says Health and Human Services will determine the cause of autism by September
WASHINGTON — The nation’s top health agency will undertake a “massive testing and research effort” to determine the cause of autism, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert…
Trump administration ends funding for migrant children’s legal aid
President Trump’s administration on Friday ended a federal contract that provides legal representation to nearly 26,000 migrant children who entered the United States without a…
Was Sen. Cassidy’s deal with RFK Jr. to protect vaccines a mistake?
In the days leading up to a pivotal vote on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to become America’s top heath official, all eyes were focused…
Trump’s first term brought a vaccine. His second could bring retreat
President Trump once celebrated the COVID-19 vaccines released at the end of his first term as “one of the greatest achievements of mankind,” echoing the…
Column: Trump’s outlandish Cabinet picks part of a bigger power grab
WASHINGTON — At first glance, President-elect Donald Trump’s most controversial Cabinet nominees — Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — are…
Opinion: Trump’s initial choices could make for a Cabinet of avengers
As Donald Trump rolled out his Cabinet choices last week, the strategy that consigliere Steve Bannon described during the president-elect’s first term naturally popped to…
Biden is racing to shift marijuana policy ahead of election
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris looked up from prepared remarks in the White House’s ornate Roosevelt Room this month to make sure the reporters in…