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The Washington Post reports: Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. held talks this month with former president Donald Trump about endorsing his campaign and taking a job in a second Trump administration, overseeing a portfolio of health and medical issues. The discussions, which began hours after the attempted assassination of Trump at a rally on July 13, did not …

“A few weeks ago, President Biden was ridiculing Vladimir Putin, who won 88% of the vote in Russia, and he said that that was a fixed election because President Putin made sure that no adversaries could challenge him, and also that he had fixed the press so the press wouldn’t cover his adversaries. The Democratic Party succeeded in doing the …

CNBC reports: Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will receive Secret Service protection at the direction of President Joe Biden as a result of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Monday. “In light of this weekend’s events, the president has directed me to work with the Secret Service to provide …

“My take on 9/11: It’s hard to tell what is a conspiracy theory and what isn’t. But conspiracy theories flourish when the government routinely lies to the public. As President I won’t take sides on 9/11 or any of the other debates. But I can promise is that I will open the files and usher in a new era of …

“It’s a goat and it’s in Patagonia, and it’s a river trip that I used to do, on a big white water river called the Futaleufú every year. A big, you know, kayaking trip where that’s what we ate. That’s what everybody eats down there, is goats. “I am a very adventurous eater, Chris. I think you know about that …

“Listen, I’ve said this from the beginning. I’m not a church boy. I am not running like that. I had a very, very rambunctious youth. I said in my announcement speech that I have so many skeletons in my closet that if they if they could all vote, I could run for king of the world. So, you know, Vanity …

The Christian Post reports: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he’ll be using the “miracle of technology” to insert himself in the discussion as he repeats his claim that the campaigns for the presumptive Democratic and Republican presidential nominees colluded with CNN to keep him off the debate stage. “I don’t mean to sound like I’m cranky because I’m not, but …

Via press release from Robert Kennedy Jr.’s campaign: CNN today announced the June 27 debate in Atlanta will be a head-to-head with Presidents Biden and Trump, excluding Kennedy from the stage. This decision is a clear violation of federal law. “Presidents Biden and Trump do not want me on the debate stage and CNN illegally agreed to their demand,” said …

The New York Times reports: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. failed to qualify for the CNN presidential debate on June 27 by the network’s Thursday deadline, according to the outlet, a significant blow to his independent presidential bid that will deny him a coveted national stage. Qualifying for the CNN debate, one of two presidential debates scheduled before Election Day, would …

The Washington Post reports: Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly claimed that he appears on enough statewide ballots to qualify for next week’s debate between President Biden and Donald Trump and has threatened to sue CNN for not letting him on the stage. But a Washington Post survey of state election officials found Kennedy is not on …

Axios reports: The window for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to qualify for the first presidential debate on June 27 is closing rapidly. CNN, which is hosting the first debate, reported Saturday that “though not impossible,” it’s unlikely that any candidate other than President Biden and former President Trump will qualify. CNN said Kennedy is officially on the ballot in states …

Media Matters reports: A segment from one of Fox News’ daytime “straight news” programs cited a study to claim that the COVID-19 vaccine caused millions of “excess deaths” in the U.S. The journal that published the study had clarified nearly a week earlier that this interpretation was false. The study, published June 3, 2024, in the British Medical Journal, found …

Florida Politics reports: He made headlines during the pandemic for railing against COVID-19 lockdowns by leading protests, burning masks and suing Broward County. Now he wants to take over City Hall by replacing one of the elected officials he regularly criticizes. Chris Nelson, a DJ, activist and conservative writer who has dedicated much of his online activity to promoting Gov. …

The New York Times reports: Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the former government scientist both celebrated and despised for his work on Covid, returned to Capitol Hill on Monday for a reunion with some of his fiercest antagonists: members of a Republican-led House panel who accuse him of helping to set off the worst pandemic in a century. Republicans on the …

CNN reports: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday alleging President Joe Biden’s campaign, former President Donald Trump’s campaign and CNN violated federal campaign laws in scheduling the network’s June 27 presidential debate. The complaint alleges CNN “colluded” with the Biden and Trump campaigns in scheduling the debate and setting debate qualification …

The Washington Post reports: Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he had a “visceral reaction against” the removal of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s statue in Charlottesville. Speaking to podcast host Tim Pool in a “Timcast IRL” episode Friday, Kennedy — who is mounting a long-shot bid for the White House — said he doesn’t think “it’s a …

The New York Post reports: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his allies are handing out rubber chickens to attendees of the Libertarian Party convention in Washington D.C., and urging them to heckle former President Trump during his speech. The fowl move Saturday came after the GOP frontrunner apparently ignored a challenge from the independent candidate earlier this month to debate …

Mediaite reports: Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addressed the Libertarian National Convention on Friday and told an anecdote about his views on masking during the Covid pandemic. “They asked me why I wasn’t wearing a mask, which, nobody was, except for the NBC film crew.” The crowd laughed at this detail. “They said, ‘Wasn’t I scared of dying …

Spokane’s CBS affiliate reports: A federal judge in Washington dismissed a lawsuit on Wednesday filed by former NBA player John Stockton and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that aimed to block a state investigation into two doctors accused of spreading COVID misinformation. The lawsuit was filed in March in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington …

ABC News reports: To qualify, candidates must attract at least 15 percent support in four national polls that meet CNN and ABC News’s respective standards, while also having ballot access in enough states to theoretically win 270 electoral votes — thresholds Kennedy has not yet met. Based on surveys released since mid-March that meet CNN’s requirements, Kennedy has two qualifying …