At a news conference Monday, Kennedy insisted that the nutrition education pledges were voluntary and that there “was no coercion or pressure from my agency.”
Kathryn Palmer is a National Politics Reporter at USA TODAY, focusing on national and international politics, with a keen interest in elections, public policy, and government affairs. Her extensive reporting background includes covering the 2024 presidential election and significant issues affecting her home state of California, such as wildfires and land-use policy. Kathryn's work has been featured in numerous publications, including the Reno Gazette-Journal, Foreign Policy, and Yahoo News, and she has received several first-place California Journalism Awards for her contributions to the field.















