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Trump chooses Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead HHS

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/11/14/trump-appoints-rfk-jr-health-human-services/76201219007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.</a> to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.Is Trump <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/11/15/trump-cabinet-picks-gaetz-cause-concern/76297149007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">signaling a retribution agenda</a> with Gaetz, and other picks for his administration?USA TODAY Personal Finance Reporter Daniel de Visé relays <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/11/15/voters-harris-biden-inflation-blame/76202453007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">what economists say about blaming the Biden-Harris administration for inflation</a>.The <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/11/14/global-cryptocurrency-tops-3-trillion/76303220007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">global cryptocurrency market</a> has topped $3 trillion on hopes of a post-election Trump boom.USA TODAY National News Reporter Jeanine Santucci explains <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/11/14/the-onion-alex-jones-infowars-bankruptcy-sandy-hook-school-shooting/76290253007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">why The Onion acquired Alex Jones' Infowars</a>. Episode Transcript <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/11/15/trump-health-rfk-jr-hhs-the-excerpt/76329825007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">available here</a>Also available at<a href="https://art19.com/shows/5-things" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> art19.com/shows/5-Things</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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