Overview

• Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said President Trump calls him three or four times a week to demand updates on why Americans’ health metrics have not improved.
• Kennedy used a Monday press conference with state governors and cabinet officials to promote a policy barring SNAP benefits from purchasing soda, candy and other sugary items.
• The administration secured a commitment from Coca-Cola to introduce a cane-sugar version of its soda lineup in the U.S. as part of the MAHA agenda.
• Kennedy has cut funding and ousted all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices in a broader reorganization of HHS advisory bodies.
• The president’s persistent oversight underscores the administration’s focus on quick, measurable health gains and has drawn criticism over cuts to expert panels and potential impacts on federal nutrition programs.