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Kennedy’s supporters celebrate Cassidy’s Louisiana primary loss as Sen. Roger Marshall positions to become chair of the Senate Health Committee, a move that could help Kennedy by shaping vaccine policy and nominee approvals; potential rivals like Murkowski, Paul, and Collins could complicate the race for the post.
Trump signals tighter political constraints on MAHA allies by sidelining Kennedy ally Casey Means in favor of Nicole Saphier for surgeon general, a move that underscores growing friction within the MAHA-MAGA coalition ahead of the midterms over vaccines, pesticides, and health policy priorities.
At a MAHA event, RFK Jr. announced steps to curb SSRI prescribing, repeating debunked claims that antidepressants are as addictive as heroin. Experts say the comparison is unfounded and emphasize careful, evidence-based deprescribing. The plan includes clinician training, a Dear Colleague letter, and CMS guidance with a new billing code to help taper patients off meds, but medical groups warn against framing mental-health care as overmedicalization and cite access issues.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a House panel he’s not sidelined by the White House and declined to commit to implementing vaccine guidance from the CDC’s director-nominee without interference, stressing he is not anti-vaccine and has vetted Erica Schwartz’s positions. The live updates also cover other Capitol Hill moves, including Rick Scott blocking Coast Guard promotions over a Florida shipbuilder dispute, Rep. Sheila Cherfilus‑McCormick’s resignation amid ethics probes, and ongoing talks on FISA reauthorization and immigration funding.
The FDA says it will convene a July advisory panel to decide whether seven popular but unproven peptide injections should be added to a list allowing pharmaceutical compounding, potentially easing restrictions. The move aligns with Health Secretary RFK Jr.’s push to loosen peptide regulations and the stance of MAHA supporters, though critics warn that most peptides lack safety data and could bypass traditional drug testing. Even if advisers approve, the agency must still complete formal rulemaking. Some peptides are banned by sports bodies and have previously been placed on restricted lists due to health risks, underscoring ongoing safety concerns around this market.
A POLITICO poll by Public First finds a plurality of U.S. adults doubt vaccine safety and prefer fewer vaccines, with a sharp partisan split: Republicans more likely to doubt the science and oppose mandates, Democrats more trusting, while many still support vaccines and school-immunization requirements, indicating a movable middle that health communicators must reach.
A Trump administration appointee delayed a CDC report showing Covid vaccines reduced hospitalizations by about 55% and emergency visits by about 50% among healthy adults in winter 2025, amid concerns over the study’s methodology and fears of political interference in vaccine science ahead of the 2026 midterms.
A new Love Story show about JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette has reignited fascination with their 1990s New York romance, highlighting the real locations they frequented—Nobu Tribeca, Bubby’s, The Odeon, JFK Jr.’s 20 North Moore St. loft, Washington Square Park, Central Park, and Indochine—now popular as fan pilgrimage sites.
An NYT Magazine exposé shows that since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. became head of Health and Human Services, he has targeted the CDC with firings and leadership churn, sidelined scientists in favor of political appointees, replaced vaccine experts on ACIP with allies, and even promoted unproven measles treatments during outbreaks. With the agency largely leaderless for most of the past year and a court halting some vaccine-policy changes, critics warn that public health is being steered by ideology rather than science.
ProPublica analyzes how Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s push to overhaul vaccine safety and trim the routine childhood immunization schedule could undermine trust and access, risking supply disruptions and the return of preventable diseases such as measles, rubella, and diphtheria both in the U.S. and globally, based on historical outbreaks and expert interviews.
A federal judge blocked key parts of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s plan to reshape US vaccine policy, ruling the changes lacked proper legal process and halting Kennedy’s overhaul of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, leaving the current vaccine schedule in place and delaying the planned reshuffle.
A U.S. vaccine advisory panel paused efforts pushed by Kennedy-aligned advisers to end federal recommendations for Covid-19 mRNA vaccines, with officials saying the policy remains on the immunization schedule under shared clinical decision-making. The move appears driven by political sensitivity ahead of the midterms and concerns about the panel’s authority, as leadership changes at the FDA and broader vaccine policy debates continue to shape how Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines are framed and used.
A look at how gym-themed public displays by Trump-era officials—featuring Pete Hegseth, RFK Jr., and Kid Rock—are deployed as political messaging to project masculine strength and energize voters, amid policy fights and looming foreign crises, with experts noting the tactic taps cultural anxieties about male identity.
Health-minded MAHA Moms who had backed Trump via RFK Jr. are furious after Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to boost domestic glyphosate production, viewing the move as a betrayal and a threat to their cause. The rift risks undermining Trump’s support among the movement, even as Kennedy’s role remains defended by some, while environmental and pesticide critics say the MAHA alliance helped propel policies seen as health and environment-damaging.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended President Trump’s Defense Production Act order to boost domestic glyphosate production, while the Make America Healthy Again coalition that helped Trump’s 2024 win grapples with the move as midterm pressures mount; the policy argues glyphosate and elemental phosphorus are vital for agriculture and national security, even as critics warn it undermines MAHA’s pledges against the chemical.