RFK Jr.

RFK Jr. isn't the only one. More than a billion people have parasitic worms

4:10pm November 15, 2024

Earlier this year, a surprising story emerged about RFK Jr. — the newly named nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services — and a parasitic brain worm.

Donald Trump Campaigns In Michigan In Final Days Before Election

Trump picks RFK Jr. to oversee the Department of Health and Human Services

4:20pm November 14, 2024

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a former presidential candidate who has a history of spreading conspiracy theories, including about vaccines — is poised to have a key health role in the Trump administration.

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Olivia Nuzzi and 'New York Magazine' have split over her relationship with RFK Jr.

3:10pm October 22, 2024

The magazine said the two parties agreed to part ways, though an investigation found no inaccuracies or bias in Nuzzi’s reporting. Meanwhile, Nuzzi and her ex-fiancé are blaming each other in court.

Magazine writer Olivia Nuzzi is on leave over an alleged relationship with RFK Jr.

10:16am September 20, 2024

New York Magazine said Nuzzi's relationship with a former subject violates its conflicts of interest standards. She said the relationship "was never physical," but apologized for not disclosing it.

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RFK Jr. wins effort to leave ballot in North Carolina, but stays on in Michigan

11:23am September 10, 2024

by Isabella Volmert and Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

The highest courts in two states ruled differently Monday on efforts by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be removed from their presidential ballots, with a divided North Carolina Supreme Court affirming he should be omitted and the Michigan Supreme Court reversing a lower court decision and keeping him on.

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RFK Jr. sues North Carolina elections board as he seeks to remove his name from ballot

3:57pm August 31, 2024

by Olivia Diaz, Associated Press/Report for America

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suing the North Carolina State Board of Elections in a last-ditch attempt to get his name removed the state’s ballot ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

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Nicole Shanahan says she and RFK Jr. may drop out and endorse Trump

12:54pm August 21, 2024

Shanahan, a wealthy California attorney and Kennedy’s running mate, made the comments on a podcast episode posted Tuesday.

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Who or what did Trump call 'the greatest cutter' this week? Find out in the quiz

5:00am August 16, 2024

After the blissful news avalanches of campaign hijinks and the Olympics, we're back to the usual soup of science, retail and animals.

Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Speaks At The Libertarian National Convention

RFK Jr. admits to dumping a dead bear in Central Park, solving a decade-old mystery

7:10pm August 05, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

The presidential candidate said he'd planned to take the roadkill home and skin it, but got waylaid by a long day of falconry and steak dinner. The mystery of the bear cub made national news in 2014.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is running as a third party candidate for president.

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RFK Jr. calls Biden-Trump debate 'sad,' sees political opening

10:11pm June 28, 2024

Independent candidate RFK Jr. spoke to All Things Considered about the Biden-Trump debate and what it means for his third-party run for the presidency

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