FBI Director Wray To Step Down, U.S. Life Expectancy, DNC Seeks New Leadership

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🗓️ 12 December 2024

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What does a change at the top mean for the FBI? Director Christopher Wray announced he will resign next month. Shooting an insurance executive in the back produced a disturbing response about America's healthcare industry. The Democratic National Committee is meeting in Washington over the next two days to reflect on the election results and hear pitches from candidates for leadership positions.

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0:00.0	What does a change at the top mean for the FBI?
0:06.3	Director Christopher Ray is resigning.
0:08.5	President-elect Trump appointed him in 2017, but now he wants a nominee who promised retribution for Trump's critics.
0:14.0	I'm Stevenskeep with A. Martinez, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:21.8	Shooting an insurance executive in the back produced a disturbing response, and that includes
0:27.6	real-life conversations about health care.
0:30.2	So our correspondent pursues a question.
0:32.2	Why do we spend so much on health care for a life expectancy that is comparatively low. And what do Democrats want from
0:39.3	their next party chair? The Democratic National Committee is meeting in Washington over the next
0:43.4	two days to reflect on the election results and hear pitches from Canada. Stay with us. We've got all
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