STAT December 17, 2025
Chelsea Cirruzzo

Kennedy has maintained Trump’s support as he builds his power

WASHINGTON — As one of his first acts as Health and Human Services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised a sweeping overhaul of his department — reducing its workforce by 20% and refocusing it on his Make America Healthy Again agenda.

Months later, some of those firings are tangled up in legal battles and the creation of...

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