Trump Visits Disaster Zones, DEI and the Military, London Hacking Hearing

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🗓️ 24 January 2025

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President Trump visits disaster zones; the Trump administration wants to end the military's diversity and anti-extremism programs; and an Israeli private eye is wanted by the U.S. for hacking.

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0:00.0	President Trump is heading to two disaster zones for his first trip since returning to the White House.
0:07.6	So how are politics getting involved in aid relief for California and North Carolina?
0:11.9	I'm Michelle Martin. That's A. Martinez. And this is up first from NPR News.
0:18.6	Trump is targeting the federal government's diversity programs.
0:21.9	They got their start during the civil rights movement decades ago.
0:24.7	And he also wants to get rid of efforts to investigate extremism in the military.
0:28.7	Things like focusing on extremism have created a climate inside our ranks that feel political
0:34.5	when it hasn't ever been political.
0:36.8	How could all this change the ranks of the people charged with defending the country?
0:40.6	And the U.S. is seeking to extradite an Israeli private investigator accused of a hacking operation
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