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Trump Taps Dr. Oz, Storm Threatens Northwest & Instagram's Algorithm Reset - Wednesday, November 20, 2024

The NewsWorthy

Erica Mandy

News, Daily News, Society & Culture

4.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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The news to know for Wednesday, November 20, 2024!

What to know about President-elect Trump's newest choices for his cabinet, including a celebrity doctor, a former pro-wrestling executive, and more.

And why allegations against Trump's attorney general pick might be made public, even if the ethics committee decides not to release its report.

Plus, what could be one of the strongest storms to hit the Northwestern U.S. in decades, how Instagram plans to let you 'reset' the recommendations on your feed, and what to expect during country music's biggest night.

Those stories and even more news to know in about 10 minutes! 

 

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0:00.0

Today is Wednesday, November 20th. What to know about President-elect Trump's newest choices for

0:04.7

his cabinet, including a celebrity doctor, a former pro wrestling executive, and more. And why

0:10.0

allegations against Trump's attorney general pick might be made public even if the Ethics Committee

0:15.0

decides not to release its report. Plus, what could be one of the strongest storms to hit

0:19.3

the Northwestern U.S. in decades, how

0:21.7

Instagram plans to let you reset the recommendations on your feed, and what to expect during

0:26.5

country music's biggest night. Those stories and even more news to know coming up.

0:32.9

Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy, all the day's news in around 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun, and on the go.

0:40.1

I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. You ready? Let's do this.

0:47.5

President-elect Trump has tapped more Washington outsiders for roles in his second administration.

0:52.9

One of the latest picks is for his Secretary of Education.

0:56.0

For that role, he chose billionaire professional wrestling mogul Linda McMahon. She led the

1:00.9

Small Business Administration for a couple years during Trump's first term. She served on the

1:05.0

Connecticut Board of Education for one year starting in 2009. Other than that, she doesn't have

1:09.7

experience overseeing education policy,

1:12.0

but she has spoken about her support for charter schools and school choice. Another one of Trump's

1:16.8

recent picks, celebrity physician Dr. Mehmet Oz, as administrator for the U.S. Centers for

1:21.8

Medicare and Medicaid Services. That's the agency that oversees health insurance programs for

1:26.6

millions of older, lower income, and disabled Americans.

1:30.0

Trump says Dr. Oz will be tasked with rooting out fraud and waste within the agency.

1:34.5

Then there's Trump's pick for the leader of the Commerce Department.

1:37.8

For that position, he chose Wall Street executive, Howard Lutnik.

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