Bomb threat prompts police sweep at HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Georgetown home

WASHINGTON — Friday, Sept. 19, 2025 — The Metropolitan Police Department responded Friday evening to a bomb threat at the Georgetown residence of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to authorities.

Officers arrived shortly after 7 p.m. and, alongside U.S. Marshals, searched the house and surrounding blocks. K-9 teams were seen moving door-to-door along the leafy streets as neighbors watched from stoops and second-story windows. Officials did not immediately report the discovery of any device, and no injuries were announced. An MPD spokesperson said the investigation was ongoing late Friday.

The incident unfolded in one of Washington’s most storied neighborhoods, long associated with political power and the Kennedy family in particular. John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy lived at several Georgetown addresses during his rise to the presidency, including 3307 N St. NW, where Kennedy based parts of his 1960 campaign, and 3321 Dent Place NW, their first home as newlyweds in the 1950s. After President Kennedy’s assassination, Jacqueline Kennedy purchased the Newton D. Baker House at 3017 N St. NW and resided there for about a year, cementing the family’s imprint on the area.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a scion of the same dynasty, moved back into the neighborhood this year, purchasing a Georgetown townhouse in April.

The reported threat comes at the end of a consequential week for Kennedy in his role at the Department of Health and Human Services. A vaccine advisory panel aligned with his department met for two days and advanced sweeping changes to federal immunization guidance—declining to recommend COVID-19 shots for any group and backing a move to separate the combined MMRV shot for young children, while delaying action on the birth-dose hepatitis B recommendation. The moves drew sharp criticism from medical organizations and outside experts, who warned of confusion and potential declines in vaccine uptake.

Earlier this week, a former CDC official testified on Capitol Hill that Kennedy had signaled “changes” were coming to the childhood vaccine schedule in September and said he spoke with the president “every day” about those plans—underscoring the political and public-health stakes surrounding his portfolio.