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Washington Examiner |
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested Thursday that up to 20% of recent workforce cuts to his department were mistakes and that affected employees would “have to be reins...
The New York Times |
Federal agencies have accelerated their efforts to cut thousands of jobs, offering buyouts and eliminating entire offices as the Trump administration’s deadline to downsize approaches.
The Boston Globe |
As many as 10,000 notices were sent to scientists, senior leaders, doctors, inspectors and others across the department in an effort to cut a quarter of its workforce.

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RFK Jr. suggests 20% of HHS firings were mistakes and will be reinstated
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested Thursday that up to 20% of recent workforce cuts to his department were mistakes and that affected employees would “have to be reinstated.
RFK Jr. says HHS cuts are 'not affecting the science'
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. spoke about cuts to his agency, saying that they "are not affecting science," and that of the personnel that were cut, "20% of those are going to have to be reinstalled" due to "mistakes.
RFK Jr.’s Misguided Nostalgia
Yet RFK Jr.’s romanticization of the past has led him to develop an anachronistic approach to health care. He is skeptical of the many advances—GLP-1s, vaccination, milk pasteurization—that have helped improve America’s health over the years.
With Painful Layoffs Ahead, Agencies Push Incentives to Quit
Another round of “deferred resignation” offers is part of the Trump administration’s stepped-up effort to rapidly downsize the government.
Trump begins mass layoffs at FDA, CDC, other US health agencies
The Trump administration began mass layoffs of 10,000 staffers at U.S. health agencies on Tuesday, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation, with security guards barring entry to some employees just hours after they received dismissal notices.
RFK Jr. Is Out for Revenge
Kennedy Jr. is finally getting his wish of sucker punching the federal health agencies. This week, Kennedy began the process of firing some 10,000 employees working under the Health and Human Services umbrella.
RFK Jr. remains quiet on 10,000 jobs lost at the nation’s top health department
Kennedy’s silence is prompting questions from lawmakers, with a bipartisan request for the health secretary to appear before a Senate committee next week to explain the cuts.
Cantor analysts double down on Kennedy criticism as FDA jobs cuts begin
Cantor Fitzgerald analysts renewed their criticism of U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday, saying the layoffs at the Food and Drug Administration pose a risk to public safety and the agency could be "coming apart at the seams".
Mass Layoffs as Agencies Are Gutted
Responses to the mass firings in the federal government. Also: Cory Booker’s speech; talk of a third Trump term; Republicans and Ukraine; a letter to Canada.
RFK Jr. says 20% of health agency layoffs could be mistakes
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested Thursday that around 20% of the job cuts by the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency will be wrong and need to be corrected.
Fact-Check: Did RFK Jr. Use Steroids to Build Muscle? Here's What We Know
In a popular YouTube video Greg Doucette discusses whether or not Robert F. Kennedy Jr. takes steroids and how much it impacts his physique.
RFK Jr. cuts CDC labs investigating outbreaks of STDs and hepatitis
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has eliminated the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's laboratories for sexually transmitted diseases and hepatitis, multiple officials tell CBS News, disrupting ongoing work to respond to outbreaks.
Schumer slams RFK Jr. for laying off employees who worked helping Sept. 11 responders
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer slams Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for firing personnel who help 9/11 responders and survivors.
City loses federal help for MPS lead contamination probe after mass layoffs announced by RFK Jr.
CDC employees helping the city investigate lead poisoning at MPS buildings were swept up in mass federal layoffs announced by Robert Kennedy Jr.
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During a Past Measles Outbreak, RFK Jr. Dismissed Concern as “Hysteria”
With Kennedy now leading the Department of Health and Human Services during a measles outbreak and providing medical advice that public health experts say is misguided (if not dangerous), this past episode reveals his troubling attitude toward measles and vaccines.
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What RFK Jr. Gets Wrong About the Past
Kennedy Jr. fat-shamed the state’s governor, Patrick Morrisey. “The first time I saw him, I said you look like you ate Governor Morrisey,” Kennedy told a laughing crowd. Morrisey has apparently invited Kennedy to be his personal trainer.
RFK Jr talks Kennedy history on first trip as HHS chief, inspires gov to order ‘Mountaineer Mile’ for ‘MAHA'
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joined Gov. Patrick Morrisey last week to announce a first in the nation ban on food dyes, and talk Kennedy history.
Schumer slams RFK Jr. for laying off employees who worked helped Sept. 11 responders
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer slams Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for firing personnel who help 9/11 responders and survivors.
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