2.20.25 Making air travel safer, White House renews support for religious liberty, and Russian refugees settle in America

The World and Everything In It

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🗓️ 20 February 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Reforming America’s air traffic control, President Trump revives the White House Faith Office, and a family finds asylum in North Carolina. Plus, looking for treasure in a dump, Cal Thomas on politicians outraged about DOGE, and the Thursday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from Covenant College in Georgia, providing an uncompromising biblical education where students explore calling and career. More at covenant.edu/WORLDFrom Pensacola Christian College. Academic excellence, biblical worldview, affordable cost. go.pcci.edu/worldAnd from Ridge Haven Camp and Retreat Centers in Brevard, North Carolina, and Cono, Iowa. Camp and year-round retreat registrations at ridgehaven.org

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0:00.0	Good morning. The FAA faces intense scrutiny after several recent airplane accidents. We'll ask an expert about that.
0:13.1	Also, President Trump gives the White House Faith Office a new mission, safeguarding religious freedoms.
0:19.6	If we don't have religious liberty, then we don't have a free country.
0:23.6	We probably don't even have a country.
0:25.6	And we follow up with a Russian family seeking asylum in the U.S.
0:29.6	Very often I just feel like I'm dreaming all the time.
0:33.6	Plus, world commentator Cal Thomas warns,
0:36.6	it's crucial to watch how our leaders handle financial house cleaning.
0:48.8	It's Thursday, February 20th.
0:51.1	This is The World and Everything in It from listeners-supported World Radio.
0:55.2	I'm Mary Reichert. And I'm Merna Brown. Good morning.
1:00.6	Time now for the news with Kent Covington.
1:04.0	President Trump is facing criticism for remarks he made this week about the war in Ukraine and about Ukraine's president.
1:11.6	On Wednesday, Trump referred to President Volodymyr Zelensky as a dictator.
1:15.9	And he said Zelenskyy has to move quickly to strike a deal with Russia to end the war.
1:20.4	He also criticized Kiev for not holding recent elections.
1:24.2	A dictator without elections, Zelensky better move faster. He's not going to have a
1:29.1	country left. Got to move. Got to move fast because that war is going in the wrong direction.
1:34.5	Ukraine's constitution prevents the country from holding elections while under martial law,
1:39.0	which the government declared after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of the country in 2022.
1:45.1	Trump's latest remarks come one day after he seemingly blamed Kiev, not Moscow, for Russia's
1:50.3	invasion.
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