Washington Post: “In his first six months, Kennedy has used that power to remake agencies responsible for overseeing food, drugs and other medical products that touch millions of Americans’ daily lives. He has worked to limit access to vaccines and promoted debunked health theories despite near-daily condemnation from public health leaders. And he is advancing some of his most controversial ideas, including by pushing an investigation that resurrects the discredited claim of a link between vaccines and autism — moves that will likely thrill his base, but could pose political risks for the White House.”“Trump, however, has stood by Kennedy, brushing aside criticism from dozens of Democratic lawmakers and a smattering of GOP officials, some of whom have privately questioned whether Kennedy’s hard-line views on vaccines and other public health moves could hurt Republicans in the midterms. Trump advisers counter that Kennedy’s appeal to independent voters could bolster the party, as it did last year, and argue that his changes to health agencies are overdue.”