TAG24 NEWS has the latest on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s latest health directives, policies, and controversies.

RFK Jr. is HHS secretary in President Donald Trump's second administration. He is the son of former US Senator and Attorney General Bobby Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1968.

RFK Jr. backed Trump's 2024 election campaign after first launching a Democratic bid for the office, before going independent and then ultimately suspending his campaign. After a grilling in the Senate, Kennedy was confirmed in a 14-13 vote and assumed office on February 13, 2025.

A longtime vaccine skeptic, RFK Jr. is closely associated with the Make America Healthy Again movement and chairs the administration's MAHA Commission.

Many experts have raised concerns for American public health since RFK Jr.'s rise. A known conspiracy theorist, the HHS secretary has promoted the disproved claim that there is a causal link between vaccines and autism. In office, he fired all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and replaced them with people loyal to his cause. He has overseen one of the biggest outbreaks of measles in recent American history, and has axed many of his critics within government.

TAG24 NEWS has the top headlines about RFK Jr., whether you're interested in his latest health policies or his most recent scandals.