Defense Department Leak, Mourning Francis, SCOTUS Considers Opting Out

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🗓️ 22 April 2025

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continues to find himself mired in controversy. Also — tributes have poured in from around the world remembering Pope Francis as a leader who advocated for the poor and the dispossessed, and the Supreme Court considers a case brought by parents who want to pull their kids out of public school classes because of objections to some learning materials.

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0:00.0	Good morning.
0:01.0	Good morning.
0:02.0	How you doing?
0:03.0	I'm okay.
0:04.0	How are you?
0:05.0	You're doing better when I have a little more coffee.
0:07.0	Not a good sound.
0:10.0	That's a great sound.
0:12.0	President Trump praised his defense secretary even as an official talked of a search for a replacement.
0:21.1	Pete Excess shared details of a forthcoming attack and a second group chat.
0:25.3	Also, why did an official in his office quit and why were others fired?
0:28.7	I'm Layla Falded. That's Stevenski, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:35.2	Some people were in tears at St. Peter's Square.
0:38.3	They put into words their appreciation for the late Pope Francis.
0:42.3	His concern for others and the world and trying to set an example.
0:47.3	Also, some parents seek the right to pick what their kids are exposed to in school.
0:51.3	It's just very heartbreaking to me.
0:53.3	How many parents feel like
0:55.6	they have to choose between educating their child and raising their children in their faith.
1:00.6	A Supreme Court case tests the power to opt out of some lessons. Stay with us. We've got the
1:05.2	news you need to start your day.
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