Cabinet Picks Confirmed, Gov't Watchdogs Fired & Super Bowl Set- Monday, January 27, 2025
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 27 January 2025
⏱️ 14 minutes
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The news to know for Monday, January 27, 2025!
We're talking about newly confirmed members of President Trump's cabinet who are getting right to work.
We'll also tell you about mass immigration raids, new bids for TikTok, and cuts President Trump is making within the federal government and worldwide.
Plus, we'll explain the new challenges complicating California's wildfire recovery, what's different about this year's tax season, and which two teams are headed to the Super Bowl.
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Monday, January 27th. |
| 0:02.3 | We're talking about newly confirmed members of President Trump's cabinet getting right to work. |
| 0:06.6 | Also, mass immigration raids and new bids for TikTok. |
| 0:10.1 | Also, where President Trump is making cuts within the federal government and around the world. |
| 0:14.6 | Plus, how new challenges are complicating California's wildfire recovery. |
| 0:18.6 | What's different about this year's tax season that starts today? |
| 0:22.1 | And which two teams are headed to the Super Bowl? Those stories and even more news to know next. |
| 0:29.5 | Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy. All the day's news in around 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:36.7 | I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:39.3 | You ready? Let's do this. President Trump's cabinet is getting staffed up, as even some of the |
| 0:47.7 | most controversial picks get confirmed. And even more highly anticipated confirmation hearings are |
| 0:52.7 | coming up. This week, senators are set to question Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who, as you know, is the nominee |
| 0:58.0 | to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. If confirmed, he would oversee 18 agencies |
| 1:03.2 | like the CDC, FDA, and NIH. Another Senate panel is set to hear from Tulsi Gabbard, as she's |
| 1:09.6 | being considered as the Director of National Intelligence. This is another position that oversees 18 agencies like the CIA, |
| 1:16.3 | NSA, and so on. Trump's pick to run the FBI, Cash Patel, has a hearing scheduled this week as well. |
| 1:22.9 | All three of those hearings are expected to be contentious. But so far, even Trump's divisive picks have been |
| 1:28.7 | able to get confirmed. For example, the new defense secretary, Pete Hegeseth. He was sworn in over the |
| 1:34.2 | weekend after barely getting enough support in the Senate. Hegeseth's nomination was plagued by a series |
| 1:39.5 | of accusations. Like just last week, his former sister-in-law accused him of abusing his second wife, something |
| 1:45.3 | Hegset says is not true. There were also questions about his qualifications, because before this, |
| 1:50.9 | the largest group Hexeth has managed was 100 people. Now he'll lead 1.3 million active duty |
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