4.1.26 Signs of the political season underway, using hymns for faith and memory, NASA’s Artemis II mission, and That Holy Week So Long Ago
The World and Everything In It
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4.8 • 7K Ratings
🗓️ 1 April 2026
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Washington Wednesday on a free-speech victory and CPAC signals, World Tour on UK’s aging population, NASA’s Artemis II mission, and a new children’s book about Holy Week. Plus, Daniel Darling on love of country, a mayoral candidate dives into a problem, and the Wednesday morning news
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| 0:00.0 | Good morning. |
| 0:06.7 | The Supreme Court takes up the question of birthright citizenship. |
| 0:10.6 | Today on Washington Wednesday, we'll talk about the constitutional history. |
| 0:14.5 | No one argued that foreign citizens temporarily visiting the United States are regarded as part of our people rather than part of the people of a foreign power. |
| 0:23.3 | Hunter Baker is standing by. Also today, NASA's new mission. Later, a new children's book traces the full story of Easter from betrayal to resurrection. |
| 0:33.5 | Teaching children the darkness of the passion narrative makes the light of resurrection all the more bright. |
| 0:41.3 | And world opinions commentator Daniel Darling on those who would root against their own country. |
| 0:47.3 | It's Wednesday, April 1st. |
| 0:58.2 | This is the world and everything in it from listener-supported World Radio. |
| 1:02.0 | I'm Lindsay Mast. |
| 1:03.0 | And I'm Nick Eicher. Good morning. |
| 1:07.3 | Up next, Kent Covington with today's news. |
| 1:11.3 | President Trump has signed an executive order directing the creation of a national list of |
| 1:15.8 | eligible voters. It's part of what the administration calls an effort to ensure election integrity. |
| 1:21.0 | The president told reporters at the White House. |
| 1:22.9 | This came up with some great legal minds. They looked at the various documents and everything that was going on |
| 1:29.3 | because the cheating on mail-in-voting is legendary. White House Staff Secretary Will Sharf explained |
| 1:35.4 | that the process would start with federal data. We're going to ensure that each state's election |
| 1:40.0 | officials are provided with a comprehensive view of who the eligible voters in their jurisdiction |
| 1:45.7 | actually are, allowing them to properly verify that everybody voting in their elections is legally |
| 1:51.9 | able to vote. The order calls on the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security |
| 1:56.1 | Administration to build the list and then instructs the Postal Service to mail ballots only to verified voters |
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