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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made claims during his Senate confirmation hearing on issues including vaccines, pesticides and Lyme disease. Some of them are missing context.
Kennedy Jr. went through a contentious divorce with his second wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy. It was ugly. Richardson had found a diary RFK Jr. kept that chronicled multiple extramarital affairs he had engaged in—possibly numbering in the dozens—and she was enraged and tormented by his infidelity.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s frequent questioning of the safety of childhood vaccinations is persisting as an issue in his confirmation hearings to become the Trump administration's top health official.
The recent Senate confirmation hearings for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presented a striking scene that would confuse a time traveler from 10 years ago. Democratic lawmakers took turns excoriating a man who once embodied their ideals. Sen. Bernie Sanders, seemingly grasping for gotchas, was reduced to questioning Kennedy about baby clothing merchandise.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s record of questioning childhood vaccine safety came under fire from a key Republican at the Trump HHS pick's confirmation hearing.
Caroline Kennedy said in a scathing letter about her cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., that she felt "an obligation to speak out."
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Why Does RFK Jr. Sound Like That? MDs Break Down Spasmodic Dysphonia
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Why does RFK Jr.’s voice sound like that? What to know about spasmodic dysphonia
What to Know About the Condition That Affects RFK Jr.'s Voice
That’s because he has spasmodic dysphonia, a rare neurological condition that causes the muscles affecting the vocal cords to spasm. Kennedy has previously spoken about the way the condition affects his life.
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Former RFK Jr. running mate Nicole Shanahan threatens to retaliate against senators who oppose his confirmationFormer tech attorney Nicole Shanahan posted her threat to X Tuesday and went on to call out specific senators she claims to have helped win primaries in 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees Medicare.
If Caroline Kennedy's letter to the Senate (as well as his dangerous track record) successfully thwarts RFK Jr.'s nomination (fingers crossed!), Hines will continue to sell her candles. But if he's confirmed,
Nicole Shanahan, the former running mate to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., threatened to primary senators if they dared to vote against Kennedy’s nomination to lead the Department of Health and
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