Trump vs. Courts, Musk Steps Back & 20 Years of YouTube - Wednesday, April 23, 2025
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 23 April 2025
⏱️ 13 minutes
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The news to know for Wednesday, April 23, 2025!
We’re talking about the shakeup coming for another one of the most critical agencies in the federal government.
Also, two more rulings against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown — and why the president says he can’t comply.
Plus, what’s behind a rally on Wall Street, why Elon Musk is planning more time away from the government, and how another popular streaming service is tackling password sharing.
Those stories and even more news to know in about 10 minutes!
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Wednesday, April 23rd. |
| 0:02.1 | We're talking about the shakeup coming for another one of the most critical agencies in the federal government. |
| 0:06.8 | Also, two more rulings against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown and why the president says he cannot comply. |
| 0:13.6 | Plus, what's behind a rally on Wall Street, why Elon Musk is planning more time away from the government, |
| 0:18.5 | and how another popular streaming service is |
| 0:21.0 | tackling password sharing. Those stories and even more news coming up. |
| 0:27.0 | Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy. All the day's news in around 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun, |
| 0:33.0 | and on the go. I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:41.7 | Major changes are coming for the government agency responsible for most of America's foreign |
| 0:45.8 | policy. This week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled a massive overhaul to the U.S. State |
| 0:50.9 | Department. It includes getting rid of at least 15% of the staff while closing |
| 0:55.1 | and consolidating more than 100 bureaus worldwide. In what amounts to the most dramatic change, |
| 1:00.5 | Rubio is specifically targeting an office tasked with defending democracy and human rights around |
| 1:05.5 | the world. Rubio has issues with it, saying the office, quote, became a platform for left-wing |
| 1:10.5 | activists to wage vendettas against anti-woke leaders in saying the office, quote, became a platform for left-wing activists to wage |
| 1:11.5 | vendettas against anti-woke leaders in places like Poland, Hungary, and Brazil. Rubio also called out |
| 1:17.1 | the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, saying it sent millions of dollars to non-government groups |
| 1:22.6 | that promote mass migration, even at America's southern border. Plus, the secretary says he's combining overlapping |
| 1:28.5 | offices and getting rid of some programs that were not mandated by Congress. Some State Department |
| 1:33.7 | veterans have been calling for the agency to be streamlined for a while now. But some Democratic |
| 1:38.4 | lawmakers say that Trump administration is moving too quickly and with too little care. And they think |
| 1:43.7 | Congress should be consulted first. |
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