2.5.26 Medical reckoning on gender surgeries for minors, talks with Tehran, and IDF search and rescue recruits in Tel Aviv

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🗓️ 5 February 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Medical groups pulling back from gender surgeries for minors, the latest talks with Tehran, and running with the IDF search and rescue recruits. Plus, Cal Thomas on the Clintons and public trust, losing a hairpiece mid-fight, and the Thursday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from Ambassadors Impact Network, bringing together Christian entrepreneurs and angel investors who share a commitment to advancing the gospel through business. Entrepreneurs raising growth capital gain access to investors with operational experience who provide more than funding, including mentorship and prayer support. Know an investor seeking to deploy capital into Kingdom-building companies? Share AIN with them at ambassadorsimpact.comThe Free Lutheran Bible College (FLBC), Plymouth, MN, prepares students to live out their calling through the study of God's Word in authentic community since 1964. At FLBC, biblical truth isn’t an elective course—it’s the foundation of our academic study. Through the study of God’s Word in authentic, Christ-centered community, you’ll form a biblical worldview that gives you clarity and confidence for whatever comes next—college, career, family, or ministry. Learn more at flbc.edu/worldAnd from B&H Academic. Their new resource, God and Country, explores faith and national identity. 40% off ... Lifeway.com/GodAndCountry

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0:00.0	Good morning. American gunboat diplomacy brings Iran to the negotiating table over high-stakes issues.
0:11.8	That includes a nuclear program, and that includes the treatment of their own people.
0:15.2	Also, the American Medical Association reverses course on gender surgeries for minors.
0:20.7	We'll talk to a D-transitioner.
0:23.1	And new recruits prepare for the reality of Israeli military service.
0:27.8	The most challenging thing that these guys will face is staying human in unhuman war zone.
0:35.2	And World Commentator Count Thomas on the Clintons and public trust.
0:46.3	It's Thursday, February 5th. This is The World and Everything in it from listeners-supported
0:51.7	World Radio. I'm Mary Reichard. And I'm
0:54.2	Merle Brown. Good morning. Now the news. Here's Kent Covington. A man convicted of trying
1:02.2	to assassinate President Trump on a Florida golf course will spend the rest of his life in federal
1:06.9	prison. U.S. District Judge Aline Cannon handed down the sentence Wednesday in Fort Pierce.
1:12.4	Prosecutor said Ryan Ruth spent weeks planning the attack before aiming a rifle onto a golf course
1:17.1	on which Trump was playing in September of 2024. Martin County Sheriff John Budenseek said
1:22.7	justice prevailed. The defendant tried to portray himself as a do-gooder, a victim, and I think Judge Cannon said it best.
1:31.1	She says, the evil is in you, Mr. Ruth. The evil is in you. You were the one that we're trying to kill the
1:36.7	President of the United States, former and then to be President of the United States. The evil is in you.
1:41.2	A Secret Service agent spotted Ruth first and opened fire. Ruth dropped the
1:45.4	weapon and ran, never firing a shot. He was convicted of attempted assassination, assaulting a federal
1:50.9	officer, and multiple firearm crimes. His lawyer does plan to appeal the sentence. The incident was
1:57.0	the second attempted assassination of Trump in a span of roughly two months following a July
2:01.4	2024 shooting at a campaign event in Pennsylvania.
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