2.19.25 Funding Trump’s Agenda, World Tour, and an abortionist repents

The World and Everything In It

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🗓️ 19 February 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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On Washington Wednesday, House Republicans work to pass a budget bill; on World Tour, news from the DRC, Thailand, Russia, and Germany; and a doctor changes her mind about abortion. Plus, Denmark offers to buy California, Janie B Cheaney praises unsung heroes in the church, and the Wednesday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from Ridge Haven Camp and Retreat Centers in Brevard, North Carolina, and Cono, Iowa. Camp and year-round retreat registrations at ridgehaven.orgFrom Covenant College in Georgia, providing an uncompromising biblical education where students explore calling and career. More at covenant.edu/WORLDAnd from Pensacola Christian College. Academic excellence, biblical worldview, affordable cost. go.pcci.edu/world

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0:00.0	Good morning. Today on Washington Wednesday, Republicans in Congress wrangle over spending cuts to unlock other campaign promises.
0:13.3	That will also affect what they can do on taxes. Also today, news from around the world on world tour.
0:19.9	Later, a retired OBGYN who performed abortions tells her story of coming to grips with reality.
0:26.8	All of a sudden, it was like I saw the baby for what the baby was.
0:30.6	I mean, in that moment, I'm like, I am about to murder a human being.
0:33.8	And world commentator Janie B. Cheney reflects on the role of women in the church.
0:46.5	It's Wednesday, February 19th.
0:49.2	This is The World and Everything in it from listener-supported World Radio.
0:53.0	I'm Lindsay Mass.
0:53.9	And I'm Nick Eicher. Good morning.
0:57.7	Time now for the news with Kent Covington.
1:01.2	Top U.S. officials say they're feeling encouraged after sitting down at a conference table with Russian leaders on Tuesday.
1:07.6	The talks centered on restoring diplomacy between the two countries and launching
1:12.9	talks to end the war in Ukraine. The meeting took place in Saudi Arabia, so Middle East
1:17.9	envoy Steve Whitkoff was there. We discussed it afterwards. We couldn't have imagined a better
1:22.9	result after this session. It was very, very solid. Both sides agreed to restore staffing levels at their
1:31.0	respective embassies in Washington and Moscow, and they discussed appointing new ambassadors.
1:36.9	Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov also called the meeting productive.
1:41.1	The conversation was, I think, very useful, and we did not just listen, but hurt each other.
1:46.8	With regard to the war in Ukraine, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said both sides agreed to work
1:52.4	toward the same goal. The goal is to bring an end of this conflict in a way that's fair,
1:57.1	enduring, sustainable, and acceptable to all parties involved.
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