Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
American attorney and activist
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| 2025 | Kennedy disclosed a law firm arrangement with Wisner Baum, where he earns 10% of fees from referred pharmaceutical drug injury cases, with total disclosed income of $856,559. |
| 2025 | Kennedy disclosed a law firm arrangement with Wisner Baum, where he earns 10% of fees from referred pharmaceutical drug injury cases, with total disclosed income of $856,559. |
| February 13 2025 | Becomes the 26th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services. |
| February 13 2025 | Becomes the 26th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services. |
| January 2025 | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced Senate nomination hearings for Secretary of Health and Human Services before the Senate Committee on Finance and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee. During the hearings, Senator Bernie Sanders, the ranking member of the HELP committee, was notably critical of Kennedy's nomination. |
| January 2025 | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced Senate nomination hearings for Secretary of Health and Human Services before the Senate Committee on Finance and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee. During the hearings, Senator Bernie Sanders, the ranking member of the HELP committee, was notably critical of Kennedy's nomination. |
| January 30 2025 | Kennedy is scheduled to appear before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP) for his second nomination hearing as Secretary of Health and Human Services. |
| January 30 2025 | Kennedy is scheduled to appear before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP) for his second nomination hearing as Secretary of Health and Human Services. |
| January 29 2025 | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is scheduled to appear before the Senate Committee on Finance for his nomination hearing as Secretary of Health and Human Services. |
| January 29 2025 | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is scheduled to appear before the Senate Committee on Finance for his nomination hearing as Secretary of Health and Human Services. |
| January 28 2025 | Caroline Kennedy publicly denounced Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a letter to US senators and a video, calling him a 'predator' and 'hypocrite', and accusing him of being unqualified for the Secretary of Health and Human Services position. She also accused him of animal cruelty and 'encouraging' family members like David Kennedy into substance abuse. |
| January 28 2025 | Caroline Kennedy publicly denounced Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a letter to US senators and a video, calling him a 'predator' and 'hypocrite', and accusing him of being unqualified for the Secretary of Health and Human Services position. She also accused him of animal cruelty and 'encouraging' family members like David Kennedy into substance abuse. |
| January 22 2025 | Disclosed to HHS ethics that he receives 10% of court settlements from law firm referrals for pharmaceutical drug injury cases. |
| January 22 2025 | Disclosed to HHS ethics that he receives 10% of court settlements from law firm referrals for pharmaceutical drug injury cases. |
| January 9 2025 | Over 17,000 doctors from the Committee to Protect Health Care signed an open letter opposing Kennedy's nomination, citing his history of undermining vaccine confidence and spreading conspiracy theories. |
| January 9 2025 | Over 17,000 doctors from the Committee to Protect Health Care signed an open letter opposing Kennedy's nomination, citing his history of undermining vaccine confidence and spreading conspiracy theories. |
| 2024 | Endorsed Donald Trump for president at a Trump campaign rally in Arizona. |
| 2024 | During his presidential campaign, Kennedy's spokesperson responded to media criticism about his gender dysphoria comments, clarifying that he was not claiming endocrine disruptors were the sole cause and was instead suggesting further research. |
| 2024 | Endorsed Donald Trump for president at a Trump campaign rally in Arizona. |
| 2024 | During his presidential campaign, Kennedy's spokesperson responded to media criticism about his gender dysphoria comments, clarifying that he was not claiming endocrine disruptors were the sole cause and was instead suggesting further research. |
| December 2024 | Over 17,000 doctors from the Committee to Protect Health Care signed an open letter opposing Kennedy's nomination, citing his history of undermining vaccine confidence and spreading conspiracy theories. |
| December 2024 | Over 75 Nobel Laureates urged the U.S. Senate to oppose Kennedy's nomination, citing potential risks to public health. |
| December 2024 | Over 17,000 doctors from the Committee to Protect Health Care signed an open letter opposing Kennedy's nomination, citing his history of undermining vaccine confidence and spreading conspiracy theories. |
| December 2024 | Over 75 Nobel Laureates urged the U.S. Senate to oppose Kennedy's nomination, citing potential risks to public health. |
| December 16 2024 | Kennedy began meeting with senators in preparation for his confirmation hearings. |
| December 16 2024 | Kennedy began meeting with senators in preparation for his confirmation hearings. |
| November 14 2024 | Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services after winning the election. |
| November 14 2024 | Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services after winning the election. |
| October 2024 | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. publicly accused the FDA of 'aggressive suppression' of raw milk, expressing his strong support for raw milk consumption and challenging the agency's stance on the product. |
| October 2024 | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. publicly accused the FDA of 'aggressive suppression' of raw milk, expressing his strong support for raw milk consumption and challenging the agency's stance on the product. |
| September 2024 | Olivia Nuzzi, a reporter covering Kennedy's presidential campaign, disclosed a personal relationship with him to her editors. |
| September 2024 | The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement announced an investigation into an incident involving Kennedy and a beached whale's head from an unspecified past year. |
| September 2024 | The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement announced an investigation into an incident involving Kennedy and a beached whale's head from an unspecified past year. |
| September 2024 | Olivia Nuzzi, a reporter covering Kennedy's presidential campaign, disclosed a personal relationship with him to her editors. |
| August 2024 | Kennedy released a video on Twitter addressing the 2014 Central Park bear incident ahead of a New Yorker story detailing the event. |
| August 2024 | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorsed Donald Trump for president and began working with Trump's campaign, simultaneously promoting a conspiracy theory about 'chemtrails', claiming that airplane contrails are intentionally dispersed chemicals meant to harm the population. |
| August 2024 | Kennedy released a video on Twitter addressing the 2014 Central Park bear incident ahead of a New Yorker story detailing the event. |
| August 2024 | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorsed Donald Trump for president and began working with Trump's campaign, simultaneously promoting a conspiracy theory about 'chemtrails', claiming that airplane contrails are intentionally dispersed chemicals meant to harm the population. |
| August 23 2024 | Dropped out of presidential race and endorsed Donald Trump, reversing previous strong criticisms |
| August 23 2024 | Dropped out of presidential race and endorsed Donald Trump, reversing previous strong criticisms |
| August 22 2024 | Filed to be removed from the Arizona ballot, signaling potential campaign withdrawal |
| August 22 2024 | Filed to be removed from the Arizona ballot, signaling potential campaign withdrawal |
| July 2024 | Forbes reports that Mellon has donated $25 million to Kennedy and Kennedy-affiliated groups. |
| July 2024 | Vanity Fair reported sexual misconduct allegations by Eliza Cooney, a former babysitter, regarding incidents that allegedly occurred in the late 1990s when Kennedy was in his 40s. Kennedy initially called the report 'a lot of garbage' but later sent a text message apologizing without explicitly acknowledging the specific allegations. |
| July 2024 | A Vanity Fair story published an image of Kennedy with an animal carcass, which Kennedy denied involved eating dog meat. |
| July 2024 | Forbes reports that Mellon has donated $25 million to Kennedy and Kennedy-affiliated groups. |
| July 2024 | A Vanity Fair story published an image of Kennedy with an animal carcass, which Kennedy denied involved eating dog meat. |
| July 2024 | Vanity Fair reported sexual misconduct allegations by Eliza Cooney, a former babysitter, regarding incidents that allegedly occurred in the late 1990s when Kennedy was in his 40s. Kennedy initially called the report 'a lot of garbage' but later sent a text message apologizing without explicitly acknowledging the specific allegations. |
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