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Trump Remaking Government, RFK Jr. Confirmation Hearings, US Education Report Card
Wed, 29 Jan 2025
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.Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.Today's episode of Up First was edited by Dana Farrington, Diane Webber, Nicole Cohen, Janaya Williams and Alice Woelfle. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas, Claire Murashima, and Chris Thomas. We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis and our technical director is Carleigh Strange.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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The Trump administration offered millions of federal employees an opportunity to resign.
The administration offered the equivalent of several months' pay. How are courts answering another administration move to pause federal spending?
I'm Michelle Martin, that's Steve Inskeep, and this is Up First from NPR News. Confirmation hearings begin today for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He is President Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. What are senators thinking about his views of medicine and vaccines?
Also, the nation's report card is out, which shows how American students are doing in math and reading five years after the start of the pandemic.
These results are sobering. We're not where we need to be or where we want to be at this point.
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