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Mar 2025
6m 44s

USAID contract reinstated, RFK Jr. on me...

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The Trump administration is welcoming the Ukraine peace deal the UK, France and other allies are working on. A USAID contract was reinstated – we’ll tell what it’s for and how that came about. A federal department President Trump wants to axe is offering buyouts to certain employees. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. talks about the measles vaccine amid the outbreak in Texas. Plus, the housing market is tipping towards buyers in certain cities.

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