RFK Jr. is now the Secretary of Health and Human Services—a cabinet position he secured after ending his first doomed presidential run in the summer of 2024, followed by his endorsement of Donald Trump. Since then, both Trump and the GOP have largely embraced Kennedy’s agenda.

A look at the eyebrow-raising antics and scientifically dubious assertions of the federal government's number one science skeptic

In a letter, the Long Beach Democrat asked Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to produce documents around cuts to HIV/AIDS funding under the Trump administration.

The ostriches in question are at the heart of a legal battle in Ottawa, where federal judges are now deciding whether birds belonging to Universal Ostrich Farms, an animal reserve in British Columbia,

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has replaced his chief of staff, a department spokesperson told USA TODAY. Matt Buckham, the secretary's liaison to the White House, immediately becomes the acting chief of staff, the spokesperson said on July 16. He replaces Heather Flick Melanson.

"Dairy, in both randomized trials and long-term observational studies, lowers blood pressure. It improves lean body mass and lowers fat mass and, in observational studies, people who consume more dairy have a lower risk of stroke, which is consistent with this blood pressure-lowering effect," Mozaffarian said.

The suit, led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, follows a near identical suit by Baltimore, Columbus and Chicago earlier this month.

The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program stabilizes the nation’s childhood immunization system while paying those harmed by rare side effects. If the program topples, it could threaten access to vaccines.