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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Secretary of Health and Human Services

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. serves as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the federal executive branch. This public record brings together the role, the current administration reference, published Baseline checks, public statements, and recent coverage in one place.

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Secretary of Health and Human Services
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www.irishstar.com1 week ago

RFK Jr branded a 'quack' as he compares gender-affirming care to 'letting kids drink and drive' | Irish Star

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. triggered a sea of angry comments from Fox News viewers as he discussed surgical intervention for trans people under the age of 18 with Kayleigh McEnany

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www.mprnews.org2 weeks ago

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visits Rochester to announce new autism initiative | MPR News

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made autism a priority in his agency, but he consistently spreads false information about the condition, including claims that Tylenol causes it. He visited Rochester Friday to share his near autism initiative ...

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www.npr.orgFeb 13, 2026

RFK Jr. made promises to get his job as health secretary. He's broken many of them

In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both.

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www.yahoo.com5 days ago

Dr. Oz and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Spar to Be Closest to Trump in Bizarre Oval Office Spectacle

Dr. Mehmet Oz and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had a brief but awkward tussle over their positions beside President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Monday. Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicar...

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www.reutersconnect.com3 weeks ago

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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www.cnn.com1 week ago

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

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeatedly told lawmakers who held the key to his confirmation last year that a 2019 visit to Samoa before a deadly measles outbreak had ” nothing to do with vaccines.” New documents obtained by The Associated Press and The Guardian refute that testimony.

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