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  • 4221 - Trump picks Dr. Oz to run Medicare and Medicaid

    President-elect Donald Trump says he plans to nominate former TV host Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The agency oversees insurance programs covering more than 150 million Americans. Julie Rovner of KFF News breaks down Dr. Oz's views on health care. Then, the ACLU filed a lawsuit this week against ICE, seeking more information about how it might carry out large-scale deportations in the incoming Trump administration. The ACLU's Eunice Cho joins us. And, comedian, actor and author Jenny Slate recently released "Lifeform," a new collection of essays about life, love and having a child.Here & Now's Emiko Tamagawa speaks with Slate.

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    Wed, 20 Nov 2024
  • 4220 - Ukraine launches U.S.-made missiles into Russia for first time

    Ukraine fired U.S-supplied long-range missiles into Russia for the first time, a U.S. official confirmed to NPR. Washington Post chief Ukraine correspondent Siobhán O'Grady joins us to break down what the development means and look back at 1,000 days of war in Ukraine. And, the Department of Justice is set to take another crack at breaking up what it perceives to be a monopoly held by Google's parent company Alphabet. Roben Farzad, host of the podcast "Full Disclosure," explains the ideas being considered. Then, popular video game company Roblox says it is taking new steps to keep children safe after a financial research firm labeled the platform a "pedophile hellscape." Roblox chief safety officer Matt Kaufman explains what he thinks those changes will accomplish.

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    Tue, 19 Nov 2024
  • 4219 - Here's why Elon Musk probably can't slash $2 trillion from the federal budget

    President-elect Donald Trump has tapped wealthy entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to cut the federal budget. But just how much waste is there to trim? The Brookings Institution's Elaine Kamarck explains. Then, Tracey Danka voted for Trump. But her husband Ed Danka voted for Kamala Harris. The couple discusses how they get along, despite their political disagreements. And, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has called for an end to the practice of putting fluoride in water. University of Iowa's Steven Levy takes a closer look at what that would mean for dental health.

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    Mon, 18 Nov 2024
  • 4218 - Gaetz, RFK Jr. and a Republican trifecta

    We look at President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his incoming administration and what's expected from the next Republican-controlled Congress with USA Today's Francesa Chambers and NBC's Scott Wong. And, a jury found the Virginia-based contractor CACI liable for "conspiring with" U.S. soldiers to "inflict torture" at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. We take a look at the decision with The New York Times' Mattathias Schwartz. Then, Sy Montgomery, author of the bestselling "The Soul of an Octopus," talks with us about her new book, "What the Chicken Knows," which explores the extraordinary individuality and intelligence of the ordinary fowl.

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    Fri, 15 Nov 2024
  • 4217 - With Matt Gaetz as AG, Trump would have a loyal attack dog leading the DOJ

    We break down President-elect Donald Trump's controversial nomination of former Rep. Matt Gaetz for Attorney General with Marc Caputo, national political reporter with the Bulkwark. And, clinical psychologist Dr. Ramani Durvasula joins us to discuss how to cope with narcissistic people. Then, we look into the future of U.S.-Israel relations with Aaron David Miller, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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    Thu, 14 Nov 2024
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