1.15.25 Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing, World Tour, and a beloved family home reduced to ashes

The World and Everything In It

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🗓️ 15 January 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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On Washington Wednesday, the Senate begins confirmation hearings; on World Tour, news from Sudan, France, Pakistan, and El Salvador; and California fires consume a family’s legacy home. Plus, a village makes sickness a crime, Brad Littlejohn on limiting free speech, and the Wednesday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate.Additional support comes from The Issues, et cetera podcast. Expert guests, Expansive topics, Extolling Christ. More at issuesetc.orgFrom Ambassadors Impact Network. Inviting entrepreneurs to access faith-friendly financing options at ambassadorsimpact.comAnd from Dordt University. Student-athletes in Dordt’s distinctly Christian athletic program grow as servant leaders while pursuing championships – until all is made new.

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0:00.0	Good morning.
0:06.0	Confirmation hearings for the Trump cabinet resumed today.
0:10.0	Most will go smoothly, but a handful may not.
0:12.0	I've led troops in combat.
0:14.0	I've been on patrol for days.
0:16.0	This is not academic for me.
0:19.0	This is my life. That's ahead on Washington Wednesday. Also today,
0:23.8	World Tour, and a historic family home and community loss to the Palisades Fire.
0:29.0	I think the dispersion is going to be very unique because people have completely
0:35.5	lost their community. And later, is there such thing as too much free speech?
0:40.9	Commentary from World Opinions, Brad Littlejohn.
0:50.8	It's Wednesday, January 15th.
0:53.2	This is the world and everything in it from listener-supported world radio.
0:57.4	I'm Lindsay Mast.
0:58.5	And I'm Nick Einker.
0:59.7	Good morning.
1:02.2	Time now for news with Kent Covington.
1:05.4	On Capitol Hill this morning, cameras and microphones will be packed into Senate hearing rooms
1:10.7	with more than a half
1:11.6	dozen confirmation hearings scheduled for President-elect Trump's cabinet picks. Those will include
1:17.1	Secretary-nomies Christy Noem for Homeland Security, Sean Duffy for transportation, Chris Wright for Energy,
1:23.8	and Marco Rubio for Secretary of State. It's a tremendous honor to the president
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