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News Articles: RFK

President Donald Trump holds a signed an executive order regarding the declassification and release of records relating to the assassinations of former President John F. Kennedy, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington.

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Trump ordered release of JFK, RFK and MLK assassination records. Here's the King family's response

President Donald Trump has ordered the release of thousands of classified governmental records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The executive order Trump signed Thursday also aims to declassify the remaining federal records relating to the assassinations of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.

January 24, 2025
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  • Associated Press and
  • GPB News Staff
President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., at a campaign rally in October. Kennedy, who is skeptical of vaccines, is among Trump's advisors on health.

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How health care could change under the new Trump administration

Trump's victory gives a broader platform to critics of federal health programs. Among other moves, he may try to weaken the Affordable Care Act and cut funding for Medicaid coverage.

November 06, 2024
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  • Stephanie Armour
Students crowded around General Logan Monument during the 1968 National Democratic National Convention in Chicago, August 1968.

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Chicago ’68 recalls a Democratic convention and a political moment like no other

In the months leading up to DNC 2024, "Chicago ‘68" has been repeatedly conjured. But there is nothing in this political climate to compare to '68 and the all-encompassing anxiety over Vietnam.

August 12, 2024
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By:
  • Ron Elving
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is running as an independent presidential candidate, speaks during a campaign event in Miami Sunday.

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RFK Jr.'s poll numbers remain high. What explains this — and can it last?

The anti-vaccine political scion is running as an independent for president, is threatening both parties and is polling higher than any independent in 40 years. But those high numbers tend to fade.

November 20, 2023
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  • Domenico Montanaro
Sen. Robert Kennedy speaks at an election rally in 1968.

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Robert Kennedy was killed 55 years ago. How should he be remembered?

On June 5, 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was gunned down in a hotel in Los Angeles. Kennedy, a presidential hopeful who was memorialized as a liberal icon, was complicated and contradictory.

June 05, 2023
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  • Ashley Montgomery
Sirhan Sirhan, who was convicted of the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, had his 16th parole hearing Friday. Members of the California Board of Parole recommended that Sirhan be paroled.

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Sirhan Sirhan Has Served 53 Years For Killing Robert F. Kennedy. Soon He May Be Free

Sirhan's sentence was commuted to life with the possibility of parole in 1972. On Friday, the California Board of Parole recommended parole.

August 27, 2021
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By:
  • Martin Kaste

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