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Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will be a headline speaker at a Conservative Political Action Conference event in Las Vegas later this month, the conference announced Friday. The anti-establishment environmental lawyer has run a longshot primary campaign against President Biden, but is expected to change affiliation to independent next week. “Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a unique voice in advocating for the defunding of the weaponized bureaucracy and ensuring the constitutional right of medical freedom,” CPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp said in a statement. “Kennedy joining such an important event is a reflection of the splintering of the left-wing...

The grandson of former President John F. Kennedy on Friday ripped his cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s 2024 White House bid and threw his support behind President Joe Biden, The Hill reported. “President John F. Kennedy is my grandfather. And his legacy is important,” Jack Schlossberg, the 30-year-old son of US Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy, said in a video he posted to his Instagram account. “It’s about a lot more than Camelot and conspiracy theories. It’s about public service and courage,” Schlossberg continued. He endorsed Biden’s reelection campaign and said Biden “shares my grandfather’s vision for America: That we...

TOPLINE 2024 Democratic presidential contender Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—an environmental lawyer with anti-vaccine views and a strong family dynasty at his back—has higher favorability numbers than either President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump, according to a new poll by The Economist and YouGov, even as Biden maintains a lead in the 2024 primary. KEY FACTS Kennedy Jr. was viewed favorably by 49% of respondents and unfavorably by just 30%, leaving him with a net rating of 19 points—higher than any other candidate in the poll, which surveyed 1,500 adult respondents from June 10 to 13. Biden had a...