Republicans are starting to fret about Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s political impact ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Bill Cassidy, the senator who secured Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s promise to protect vaccines, will question the health secretary at a hearing Wednesday.

President Donald Trump touted the Jordanian monarch’s “beautiful gesture” to accept 2,000 sick children from Gaza. But now leaders across the spectrum say Jordan is slow-walking its pledge.

A new group, known as the MAHA Institute, is riding a wave of disdain toward big industry to enact change in federal policy. | A policy and advocacy shop spawned out of various Robert F. Kennedy Jr.-aligned groups feels like it's winning the war against the scientific establishment and the media.

The HHS leader’s food agenda is part of his plan to help root out chronic disease, but he’ll need cooperation from the industry, states and other agencies.