<description>&lt;p class="p1"&gt;On today&amp;rsquo;s show: Trump pledged to close the Education Department. The &lt;a href="https://apple.news/AbWawzLqhRxOzgCIc88TdtQ"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Washington Post&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;rsquo;s Laura Meckler examines what that would mean.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;&lt;a href="https://apple.news/ARoy_5Vu-S8md46hR5KIv6w"&gt;Reuters&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; has what to know as the Biden administration approves Ukraine&amp;rsquo;s use of American long-range missiles.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;What happens when a vaccine skeptic leads health policy? &lt;a href="https://apple.news/AO0IlDKzWQR6fVfWNdIzD3Q"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;NPR&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; looks at the impact of such a move in Florida.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;Plus, Biden becomes the first sitting U.S. president to &lt;a href="https://apple.news/Ajfsz5jfmSuGV0zm77znp3w"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;visit the Amazon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Democrats in Pennsylvania &lt;a href="https://apple.news/AtR9Cn3xXSkqFlo5diYPWRA"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;defy a court order&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; in a Senate recount, a major &lt;a href="https://apple.news/AiO0jk4rSSPGNrRUXt6B2Yw"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;pollster retires&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and the Alaska town that won&amp;rsquo;t see &lt;a href="https://apple.news/AnzyVnQeoSVyXZ1-d9OIZhA"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;sunrise again for 64 days&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;Today&amp;rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Could Trump actually get rid of the Education Department?

NOV 18, 202413 MIN
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Could Trump actually get rid of the Education Department?

NOV 18, 202413 MIN

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On today’s show: Trump pledged to close the Education Department. The Washington Post’s Laura Meckler examines what that would mean.

Reuters has what to know as the Biden administration approves Ukraine’s use of American long-range missiles.

What happens when a vaccine skeptic leads health policy? NPR looks at the impact of such a move in Florida.

Plus, Biden becomes the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Amazon, Democrats in Pennsylvania defy a court order in a Senate recount, a major pollster retires, and the Alaska town that won’t see sunrise again for 64 days.

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.