{"id":1015,"date":"2026-07-10T12:08:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T12:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=1015"},"modified":"2026-07-10T12:08:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T12:08:56","slug":"what-killed-rfk-jr-s-ads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=1015","title":{"rendered":"What Killed RFK Jr.\u2019s Ads?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p><i>Good afternoon. This is the Final NOTUS newsletter for July 9, 2026. You can get it in your inbox every day by <\/i><span><i><u>signing up here<\/u><\/i><\/span><i>\u2014 it\u2019s free!<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=1013\">Democrats vs The \u2018Red Scare\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>THE LATEST<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/b> had big plans last year for a \u201cTake Back Your Health\u201d ad campaign from the Health and Human Services Department. It never came together \u2014 and he can blame former Homeland Security head <b>Kristi Noem<\/b>, NOTUS\u2019 Paige Winfield Cunningham <span><u>scoops<\/u><\/span>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The White House was skittish about featuring RFK Jr. in a campaign after receiving heavy backlash for Noem\u2019s ad appearances, including one on horseback. They quietly canceled the health initiative, worth up to $20 million, a few weeks ago.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Scoop: A new statewide poll<\/b> <span><u>shows<\/u><\/span> a tight fight among candidates vying to replace Democrat <b>Graham Platner<\/b> in the Maine Senate race.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Platner\u2019s not technically out yet: He <span><u>plans<\/u><\/span> to file paperwork to end his campaign on Monday, the last possible day, Axios reports.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Epidemiologist <b>Nirav Shah<\/b>, however, is <span><u>officially in<\/u><\/span>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>THE ADMINISTRATION<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Mexican officials will<\/b> <span><u>request<\/u><\/span> criminal charges over 17 Mexicans who died in ICE custody or during Trump\u2019s immigration enforcement push. The request carries no legal weight.<\/p>\n<p><b>The government\u2019s new<\/b> climate change office will now be <span><u>headed<\/u><\/span> by a climate critic after being gutted last year.<\/p>\n<p><b>Trump has his name<\/b> on yet another <span><u>landmark<\/u><\/span>. Palm Beach International Airport <span><u>became<\/u><\/span> President Donald J. Trump International Airport today. Travelers won\u2019t see the airport code PBI change to DJT until August.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=1011\">Trump Purges Election Assistance Commission<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>THE COURTS <\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Former Olympian David Hearn<\/b> pleaded not guilty to a felony charge <span><u>today<\/u><\/span> in connection with damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.<\/p>\n<p><b>A district court judge<\/b> granted <b>Erika Kirk<\/b>\u2019s <span><u>request<\/u><\/span> for public disclosure of evidence in the case against the man accused of killing her husband, Charlie, last year.<\/p>\n<p><b>The FBI has until<\/b> the end of the month to provide records from director <b>Kash Patel<\/b>\u2019s security team including terms like \u201calcohol,\u201d \u201cintoxicated\u201d and \u201csleeping,\u201d a federal judge ruled today in Democracy Forward\u2019s  against the agency.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Senate Judiciary chair <b>Chuck Grassley<\/b> (R-Iowa) had privately requested information from Patel in May, Rep. <b>Jamie Raskin<\/b> (D-Maryland) and Sen. <b>Dick Durbin<\/b> (D-Illinois) disclosed in a joint  to the FBI director\u2019s office today.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>TWEET, TWEET<\/b><\/h2>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I love Maine that Graham Platner news is not surprisingly dominating the Most Read stories on @bangordailynews \u2014 but No. 1 most popular is about hummingbirds. pic.twitter.com\/DxNPoU9FI8<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Seitz-Wald (@aseitzwald) July 9, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Thank you for reading! <\/b>Today\u2019s newsletter was produced by Kelly Poe and Erik Schutz. 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