2.12.25 Protests against Elon Musk, World Tour, and mothers fight for children’s health

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🗓️ 12 February 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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On Washington Wednesday (https://wng.org/podcasts/washington-wednesday-musk-sparks-backlash-1739308596), Democrats protest Elon Musk’s role in government; on World Tour (https://wng.org/podcasts/world-tour-ecuador-faces-a-rematch-1739308264), news from Ecuador, Slovakia, Brazil, and Namibia; and mothers (https://wng.org/podcasts/moms-fight-for-health-autonomy-1739308265) rally for healthier families. Plus, an Aussie Trump (https://wng.org/podcasts/kicker-rebranding-as-aussie-trump-1739308265), Adam Carrington on executive powers (https://wng.org/podcasts/adam-carrington-executive-orders-1739308264), and the Wednesday morning news (https://wng.org/podcasts/wednesday-morning-news-february-12-2025-1739308264). Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate (https://donate.wng.org/). Additional support comes from Ambassadors Impact Network, where entrepreneurs can discover faith-aligned funding opportunities. More at (http://ambassadorsimpact.com/)ambassadorsimpact.com (http://ambassadorsimpact.com/)

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0:00.0	Good morning. Today on Washington Wednesday, the Department of Government Efficiency is stirring
0:10.6	things up, but what are the limits of its authority? What's the plan? Also today, our weekly
0:18.2	international news round up on World Tour, and later mothers find an ally, an RFK Jr. and his plans for making America healthy again.
0:28.0	I think we've never seen someone boldly and openly represent the mothers, and that's such a powerful thing.
0:35.3	And what the Constitution has to say about executive orders.
0:46.6	It's Wednesday, February 12th.
0:49.1	This is the world and everything in it from listener-supported World Radio.
0:53.0	I'm Lindsay Mast.
0:55.8	And I'm Nick Einker. Good morning.
1:04.8	Up next, Kent Covington with today's news. President Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson, and others stood in the snow last night to greet Mark Fogel outside the White House. Fogel is an American teacher who had been imprisoned in Russia
1:14.2	over what his family said was prescribed medical marijuana.
1:18.3	Inside the White House moments later,
1:20.3	Fogel thanked those who worked to secure his release.
1:23.0	President Trump, these men that came from the diplomatic service,
1:29.6	the senators and representatives that passed legislation in my honor to get me home.
1:35.9	Trump officials say his release came amid a diplomatic thaw that the president hopes will lead to serious talks aimed at ending the Ukraine war.
1:44.7	President Trump also indicated that another prisoner release could be announced today.
1:50.4	Hamas has until noon on Saturday to release all of its remaining hostages or else.
1:56.9	That was the deadline given by both President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
2:06.3	He says if the hostages are not released, Israel will pull the plug on the ceasefire agreement and resume attacks against Hamas.
2:13.5	Both Trump and Netanyahu say the terror group is already in violation of that agreement
2:17.5	after it announced that it was halting the further release of hostages.
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