As Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation hearings to serve as the nation's top health official play out on Capitol Hill, President Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services is facing scrutiny not only for his anti-vaccine views, but whether he profits from them. ...
At his law firm, Siri & Glimstad, he oversees about 40 professionals working on vaccine cases and policy. Related: Changes RFK Jr. could make as HHS secretary, from vaccines to raw milk “Somebody on the outside needs to be petitioning them,” he said on a podcast in late November....
RFK Jr. has spent most of his career in environmental activism, most famously with the Waterkeeper Alliance, as well in law, founding the Environmental Litigation Clinic at Pace University and opening a law firm called Kennedy & Madonna, LLP, where he represented everyone from states to individu...
From a multimillion-dollar law firm payout to six-figure endorsements and book deals, President Donald Trump’s nominee for health and human services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., raked in at least $12 million in total income in the past two years, newper...
RFK Jr. incorrectly told senators that his presidential campaign no longer existed, before walking back those remarks.
Kennedy Jr., his one-time competition for president and current ally. After all, Trump announced at a rally in late October that he would let Kennedy “go wild” on healthcare in the country. “I’m gonna let him go wild on health. I’m gonna let him go wild on the food. I’...
Kennedy has earned referral fees from a Los Angeles personal injury law firm, Wisner Baum, for years. The firm is currently suing Merck concerning warnings about the safety of the HPV vaccine. Kennedy agreed to divest his interests in the cases he has referred to Wisner Baum to a "non-depe...
RELATED:RFK Jr. suspends 2024 campaign; will support Donald Trump "The data suggests a very slight advantage to Trump," Paleologos continued. David Washington, CEO at J & Washington Political Firm, agreed, adding, "It does give Trump a slight boost. However, I don’t see anything significant...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services was approved by the Senate Finance Committee this morning, 14-13. The Senate Intelligence Committee also voted to advance Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination for director of national intelligence. Both nominations no...
Manan Trivedi, chief medical officer at the health care consulting firm Clinovations and a Kennedy opponent inside the hearing room, told POLITICO. “I don’t think RFK Jr. is qualified to run the check out counter at CVS, let alone HHS.” Lead Art: Opponents of Rober...