December 4, 2024: Supreme Court Weighs Transition Treatments for Minors, Healthcare CEO Fatally Shot in NYC, TikTok Video Leads to Controversy in TX Over Citizenship Reporting Requirements, and More.

Episode Format:

1. Supreme Court Hears Case Dealing Gender Transition Treatments for Minors (0:30)

2. Trump's Pick for DEA Administrator Withdraws from Consideration (7:57)

3. Doctor's Viral TikTok Video About Citizenship Reporting at Hospitals Leads to Controversy in Texas (10:01)

4. Quick Hitters: United Healthcare CEO Fatally Shot, FBI Investigating Drones in New Jersey, US House Race Finally Ends, Cyber Monday Sales Break Records, Speaker Johnson Says Congress Will Vote on Stopgap Measure, Trump Agrees to FBI Vetting, First Democrat Lawmaker Joins DOGE Caucus, Kash Patel Victim of Alleged Iranian Hack (13:30)

5. Critical Thinking Exercise (17:14)

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Supreme Court Hears Case Dealing Gender Transition Treatments for Minors

https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/united-states-v-skrmetti/

https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/12/supreme-court-to-hear-challenge-to-ban-on-transgender-health-care-for-minors/

https://casetext.com/statute/tennessee-code/title-68-health-safety-and-environmental-protection/health/chapter-33-health-and-welfare-of-minors/section-68-33-103-prohibitions

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-477/323551/20240827210326240_23-477tsUnitedStates.pdf

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-477/323499/20240827143014850_No.%2023-477%20Brief%20for%20Respondents%20ISO%20Petitioner.pdf

https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/amendment-14/

Trump's Pick for DEA Administrator Withdraws from Consideration

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/03/politics/chad-chronister-trump-dea-withdraws/index.html

https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-pastor-arrest-church-service-coronavirus-tampa

https://x.com/ChadChronister/status/1864068222309277751

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/us/politics/chad-chronister-dea-trump.html

https://apnews.com/article/chad-chronister-trump-withdrawing-nominee-032bd91a5ef447e820e2b1f63e50861e

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113595507414156033

Doctor's Viral TikTok Video About Citizenship Reporting at Hospitals Leads to Controversy in Texas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4-Lt4afySo

https://san.com/cc/texas-hospitals-required-to-ask-patients-if-they-are-legal-us-residents/

https://san.com/cc/texas-gov-abbott-threatens-to-defund-hospital-over-doctors-viral-tiktok/

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/state/2024/12/03/greg-abbott-texas-childrens-hospital-funding-doctor-viral-tiktok-video-executive-order-immigrants/76702171007/

https://x.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1860920457664332157

https://www.texaschildrens.org/content/press-release/texas-childrens-statement-governor-abbotts-executive-order

https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-issues-executive-order-requiring-texas-hospitals-to-collect-report-healthcare-costs-for-illegal-immigrants

Quick Hitters

https://nypost.com/2024/12/04/us-news/ceo-of-unitedhealthcare-fatally-shot-outside-of-hilton-hotel-in-nyc-in-possible-targeted-attack-sources/

https://www.newsweek.com/drones-new-jersey-fbi-investigation-donald-trump-golf-course-1995296

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fbi-investigates-mysterious-drones-filling-night-sky-new-jersey-unnerv-rcna182637

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democratic-challenger-adam-gray-flips-californias-13th-congressional-district-nations-final-house-race

https://business.adobe.com/resources/holiday-shopping-report.html

https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-12-03/us-house-speaker-johnson-aims-for-stopgap-bill-to-fund-government-until-march

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-transition-signs-agreement-fbi-background-checks

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-team-reaches-agreement-with-doj-background-checks-2024-12-03/

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5020075-moskowitz-doge-caucus-trump-musk-ramaswamy/

https://www.axios.com/2024/12/04/kash-patel-trump-pick-fbi-director-iran-hack