Trump Remaking Government, RFK Jr. Confirmation Hearings, US Education Report Card

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🗓️ 29 January 2025

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President Trump's actions this week show the scope of his bid to reshape the federal government, Senate confirmation hearings begin for RFK Jr. and results are in from a national assessment of reading and math, nearly five years since the start of the pandemic.

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0:00.0	The Trump administration offered millions of federal employees an opportunity to resign.
0:07.0	The administration offered the equivalent of several months' pay.
0:10.0	How are courts answering another administration move to pause federal spending?
0:14.0	I'm Michelle Martin. That's Steve Inskeep.
0:16.0	And this is up first from NPR News.
0:21.5	Confirmation hearings begin today for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
0:24.5	He is President Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
0:28.4	What are senators thinking about his views of medicine and vaccines?
0:31.7	Also, the nation's report card is out, which shows how American students are doing in math
0:36.3	and reading five years after the start of the pandemic.
0:39.6	These results are sobering.
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