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Trump picks Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary

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Donald Trump has nominated anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

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  1. Bangor Daily News

    Trump chooses anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    The Department of Health and Human Services houses the FDA, the CDC, the Medicare and Medicaid programs and the National Institutes of Health.

  2. New York Post

    Trump announces he’s nominating RFK Jr. to head Department of Health and Human Services (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    President-elect Donald Trump is expected to appoint Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be secretary of Health and Human Services, a source familiar with the decision confirmed to The Post.

  3. MyNorthwest

    Trump expected to choose vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, AP sources say (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr to serve as secretary of the Department of

  4. Advocate

    BREAKING: Trump picks anti-trans, anti-vaccine Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head Health and Human Services (opens Advocate)

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    RFK Jr. is an anti-trans conspiracy theorist and vaccine denialist who has been repudiated by his famous family.

  5. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Trump picks Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be his Department of Health and Human Services secretary (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Kaitlan Collins, Kristen Holmes and Aaron Pellish, CNN West Palm Beach, Florida (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be his next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, a choice that would add to Trump’s list of provocative picks whose confirm…

  6. Triblive

    Trump expected to choose vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary (opens Triblive)

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    NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, putting him in charge of a massive agency that oversees everything from drug, vaccine and food safety to medical research and the social saf…

  7. NBC New York

    What to know about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick for health secretary (opens NBC New York)

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    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promoted claims about vaccines that contradict the overwhelming consensus of scientists.

  8. The Boston Globe

    Trump picks Robert F. Kennedy Jr., vaccine skeptic, as health secretary; Doug Collins as veterans affairs secretary (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The president-elect is hoping to put Kennedy in charge of the agency that oversees everything from drug, vaccine, and food safety to medical research and Medicare and Medicaid.

  9. NPR

    Trump picks RFK Jr. to oversee the Department of Health and Human Services (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    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.

  10. The Hill

    Trump taps RFK Jr. to lead HHS (opens The Hill)

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    President-elect Trump has tapped anti-vaccine activist and environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS has a budget of nearly $2 trillion and administers federal health programs including Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.

  11. Newsweek

    RFK Jr. is Trump's choice for health secretary (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    President-elect Donald Trump tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

  12. The Daily Signal

    'MAKE AMERICA GREAT AND HEALTHY': Trump Taps RFK Jr. for Health and Human Services (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The Daily Signal's feed description

    President-elect Donald Trump announces Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services.

  13. CBS News

    Trump expected to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for HHS secretary, 3 sources say (opens CBS News)

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    Kennedy has a long record of criticizing vaccines, including spreading misleading claims about their safety.

  14. Breitbart News

    Trump Taps Robert F. Kennedy to Lead Health and Human Services Department (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    President-elect Donald Trump nominated former third-party candidate Robert F. Kennedy to lead the Health and Human Services (HHS) Department.

  15. Washington Examiner

    Trump picks RFK Jr. for HHS secretary (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Donald Trump is expected to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine firebrand, for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

  16. NBC New York

    Trump picks vaccine skeptic RFK Jr. for Health and Human Services secretary (opens NBC New York)

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    Donald Trump had said that if elected president he would have Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “go wild on health.” HHS oversees Medicare, Medicaid, CDC and FDA.

  17. Fox32 Chicago

    Trump nominates RFK Jr. for health secretary (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ran as an independent in this year’s presidential race, abandoned his bid after striking a deal to give Donald Trump his endorsement with a promise to have a role in health policy in the administration.

  18. NBC 6 South Florida

    Trump picks RFK Jr. , anti-vaccine activist, for Health and Human Services secretary (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    President-elect Donald Trump is expected to choose Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the health and human services department.

  19. The Daily Caller

    Trump Reveals RFK Jr.’s Role In His Administration (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    President-elect Donald Trump announced in a Thursday tweet that he will nominate Robert Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

  20. Fox News

    Trump taps RFK Jr. to lead Department of Health and Human Services (opens Fox News)

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    President-elect Trump tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

  21. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Trump picks RFK Jr., anti-vaccine activist, for Health and Human Services secretary (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    President-elect Donald Trump is expected to choose Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the health and human services department.

  22. ABC 30 Fresno

    Trump picks Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead Health and Human Services (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

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    ABC 30 Fresno's feed description

    Kennedy has advised the transition team on health related-choices, sources said.

  23. Deutsche Welle

    Donald Trump selects RFK Jr. to lead top US health agency – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Donald Trump has chosen conspiracy theorist and vaccine denier Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy dropped a presidential bid for a role in Trump's Cabinet.

  24. Fortune

    Trump picks RFK Jr. to lead Health and Human Services, despite his history of skepticism toward vaccines and medicine (opens Fortune)

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    HHS houses the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Medicare and Medicaid programs and the National Institutes of Health.

  25. Richmond Times-Dispatch

    Trump chooses vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for health secretary (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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    Richmond Times-Dispatch's feed description

    Health and Human Services is a massive Cabinet agency that oversees everything from drug, vaccine and food safety to medical research and the social safety net programs Medicare and Medicaid.

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