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Digested week: Caroline Kennedy swoops on RFK Jr with talons out | Emma Brockes
Cousin of prospective US health secretary shares disturbing tale involving blender for his Senate confirmation hearing. “Trying not to upset the French” could be a chapter in a Debrett’s guide to ...The Guardian - 19h -
RFK Jr. faces more skepticism
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story RFK Jr. faces more skepticism on Capitol Hill Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced an intense three hours of ...The Hill - 1d -
Top Republican 'struggling' with RFK Jr.'s nomination over Kennedy's vaccine views
Robert F. Kennedy faced two Senate committees this week on his nomination to be Trump's health secretary.ABC News - 1d -
A Conversation With Opinion Writers About Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Opinion writers discuss issues from vaccines to Medicaid.The New York Times - 1d -
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. clashes with Democrats over vaccines
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, clashes with democratic lawmakers over past statements on whether or not vaccines are safe.NBC News - 1d -
RFK Jr. on obesity and processed foods
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. touched on obesity and processed foods while testifying at the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing. RFK Jr. is calling for a fix to the nation's food supply.CBS News - 2d -
RFK Jr. on chronic disease research
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) asked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about National Institutes of Health research and innovation and expressed her concern on chronic disease emphasis, not infectious disease. RFK ...CBS News - 2d -
Caroline Kennedy’s Video Exposes the Fight Over a Fading Family Legacy
Caroline Kennedy stepped out of the shadows and onto social media to assail her cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., on the eve of his Senate hearing.The New York Times - 2d -
Sen. Hassan accuses RFK Jr. of having to 'sell out' his past values to serve Trump
Sen. Maggie Hasan, D-N.H., questioned Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about his past values and questioned him about having to "sell out" and change his views "in order to be given power by President Trump."NBC News - 2d -
Selena Gomez fell prey to Trump-trashing one-upmanship: the game no one can win | Emma Brockes
The actress sobbed her way through a video about the president’s deportations. The right was furious – so were progressives. One certainty we can rely on in these distressing and turbulent times is ...The Guardian - 2d -
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gives opening statement at Senate confirmation hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went before the Senate Wednesday morning in his bid to be President Trump's secretary of Health and Human Services. See Kennedy's full opening statement.CBS News - 2d -
Republicans should reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination
Kennedy’s penchant for embracing conspiracy theories threatens to erode trust in public health initiatives and reverse decades of progress in combating preventable diseases.The Hill - 2d -
Caroline Kennedy calls RFK Jr. a ‘predator’ in letter to senators
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, is set to face questions from senators at his first round of confirmation hearings. In a ...NBC News - 2d -
Caroline Kennedy brands cousin RFK Jr a 'predator' before confirmation hearing
In a scathing letter, Caroline Kennedy urges US senators not to confirm her cousin for a top health job.BBC News - 2d -
Lara Trump: Caroline Kennedy's comments on RFK Jr. 'disgusting'
Lara Trump believes the letter is just "sour grapes" from a family of longtime Democrats.The Hill - 2d -
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a 'predator,' unfit to lead HHS, Caroline Kennedy says
In a scathing letter Tuesday, Caroline Kennedy warned senators about her cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., calling him a "predator."ABC News - 3d -
RFK Jr. hearings begin
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story RFK Jr. hearings begin Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s nominee to lead the nearly $2 trillion Department of ...The Hill - 3d -
Caroline Kennedy calls RFK Jr. a 'predator' and urges Senate to reject his nomination
In a strongly worded letter, Caroline Kennedy urged the Senate to reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the role of Health and Human Services Secretary.NBC News - 3d -
Caroline Kennedy Calls RFK Jr. a ‘Predator’ in Letter to Senators
In a harsh letter to lawmakers considering Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for health secretary, Ms. Kennedy called her cousin unfit for the job and a “predator” who led family members to ...The New York Times - 3d -
Caroline Kennedy calls RFK Jr. a "predator" in letter to senators
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s cousin urged senators to reject his nomination as health and human services secretary.CBS News - 3d -
Caroline Kennedy tells senators RFK Jr. is a 'predator'
Caroline Kennedy, former President John F. Kennedy’s daughter, told senators in a letter that her cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee to serve as secretary of Health and Human ...The Hill - 3d -
Caroline Kennedy urges Senate to reject RFK Jr. nomination in social media post
In a video posted on social media, Caroline Kennedy urged the Senate to reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy described RFK Jr. as ...NBC News - 3d -
Caroline Kennedy calls cousin RFK Jr a predator ahead of confirmation hearing
Scathing letter warns senators about danger her relative poses if confirmed as health secretary. Caroline Kennedy, cousin to the current pick for health and human services secretary Robert F ...The Guardian - 3d -
Senate confirmation hearings for RFK Jr., Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard this week
Some of President Trump's most high-profile Cabinet picks are set to go before the Senate this week for their confirmation hearings. CBS News congressional correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns has a ...CBS News - 4d -
RFK Jr. applauds Trump's order to declassify RFK, JFK assassination files
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said on Thursday he supports President Trump’s executive order to declassify files related to the assassination of his uncle, former President John F. Kennedy. “I think it's ...The Hill - Jan. 24 -
Trump orders release of classified files on Kennedys, MLK, Jr.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to release long-classified government documents on the assassinations of President Kennedy, his brother Robert F. Kennedy, and civil rights leader ...NBC News - Jan. 24 -
Trump 2.0 is already assailed by lawsuits, but it's small comfort to America’s defeated liberals | Emma Brockes
Aside from legal challenges, those who didn’t vote for the man have little means of resisting – and are frankly still in shock. It is a strange effect of the second Trump presidency that, where ...The Guardian - Jan. 23 -
RFK Jr. releases financial disclosure
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story What RFK Jr.’s disclosures tell us about the Trump HHS pick Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee ...The Hill - Jan. 23 -
Digested week: Steve Bannon’s bitter attack on Musk briefly lifts the spirits | Emma Brockes
Plus: Timothée Chalamet charms on a Lime bike, Rick Stein’s 1970s prices and Starbucks’ bathroom requirements. Hi, from the house of norovirus! One child down, one still standing, no community ...The Guardian - Jan. 17 -
Roll up, roll up! The Trump inauguration may be the least great show on Earth | Emma Brockes
Despite a few more recognisable names (er, Kid Rock) due to appear than last time, this will not be the cultural event of the year. In the quaintly upsetting era of George W Bush’s presidency, ...The Guardian - Jan. 16 -
Critics lambast RFK Jr.'s vax rhetoric
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Anti-RFK Jr. campaign highlights vaccine rhetoric A new report from a left-wing advocacy group highlights ...The Hill - Jan. 15 -
Digested week: Put away the hot wax and don’t eat your Christmas tree | Lucy Mangan
Never trust a hippy selling pine-flavoured butter. Plus, a watch that finally explains it all. The AFSCA (Belgium’s federal agency for ensuring food supply chain safety – but of course you knew ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
Elon Musk’s rage-fests on X make it clear that he wants something. I think I know what it is | Emma Brockes
The billionaire appears to have a David Brent-like desire to be seen as an entertainer. Please let him get back to conquering Mars. What, as they say, is Elon Musk’s deal? There will be a lot of ...The Guardian - Jan. 9 -
Cassidy doesn’t seem completely on board with RFK Jr
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Cassidy doesn’t seem completely on board with RFK Jr Senate Health Committee chairman Bill Cassidy (R-La.) ...The Hill - Jan. 8 -
GOP senator: RFK Jr. 'wrong' on vaccinations
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), a medical doctor, said President-elect Trump’s pick for secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is “wrong” about vaccinations. In an interview on ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
Some Democrats said to be open to backing RFK Jr.
A handful of Senate Democrats are said to be leaving the door open to voting for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to become the next Health and Human Services secretary. As preparations for confirmation ...The Hill - Jan. 4 -
Rockets F Jabari Smith Jr. out 4-6 weeks after breaking hand at shootaround
A Rockets shootaround went very wrong.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 3 -
Digested week: through the Christmas perineum and out the other side
Despite its awful name it’s my favourite time of year, an excuse to pause any activity – including new year celebrations. And so we find ourselves again at the Christmas perineum, the time between ...The Guardian - Jan. 3