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President Trump’s chief cost-cutter cheered an effort to persuade federal workers to quit — in a fashion that closely resembles a purge at Twitter.

Elon Musk validated the use of GLP-1 drugs in a post on X on Wednesday. But Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he's opposed to Americans using them to fight obesity. Elon Musk spent over a quarter of ...

“He went there and used celebrity status to scare the country away from vaccinating,” Green said of Kennedy. “You have to ask yourself, ‘Why, RFK Jr., would you go to Samoa and do this to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said vaccines are not safe. His support for abortion access has made conservatives uncomfortable. And farmers across the Midwest are nervous over his ...

FILE – Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of Health and Human Services, speaks during a meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo ...

Alexandra Sifferlin, a health and science editor for Times Opinion, hosted an online conversation on Wednesday with the Opinion columnist Zeynep Tufekci and the Opinion writers David Wallace-Wells and Jessica Grose about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first of two confirmation hearings for secretary of health and human services.

Senators pressed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his past vaccine and abortion remarks in the first of two days of hearings before senators vote on whether to confirm him as President Trump’s health secretary.

President Trump’s executive actions, including a freeze on federal grants and a buyout offer to federal employees, have drawn criticism from Democrats and some Republicans, while his pick

Mentioning advances in AI and telemedicine, Kennedy highlighted the opportunity to make breakthroughs in healthcare.

President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.