November 18, 2024: Trump Nominates RFK Jr. as HHS Secretary. Kennedy's Potential Role, policies, and Background. PLUS Answering Your Questions About Dismantling the Education Dept. and More.

Episode Format:

1. Trump Nominates RFK Jr. for HHS Secretary Position (0:39)

2. Family of Malcom X Files $100M Lawsuit Against NYPD and US Government (7:38)

3. Answering Your Most Frequently Asked Questions About Potential Dismantling of Education Dept. (11:08)

4. Quick Hitters: Biden Gives Ukraine 'OK' to Use Long-Range Missiles in Russia, Jack Smith Pauses Appeal of Trump's Classified Documents Case, Spirit Airlines Files for Bankruptcy, AAA Releases Thanksgiving Holiday Travel Predictions (21:11)

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Trump Nominates RFK Jr. for HHS Secretary Position

https://aspr.hhs.gov/legal/Pages/Legal-Authority-of-the-Secretary.aspx

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gx3kkz8z3o

https://x.com/AnnaRMatson/status/1857217498241753357

https://abcnews.go.com/US/rfk-jr-nominated-hhs-secretary-agencies-overse/story?id=115894410

https://www.mba-healthcare-management.com/lists/5-responsibilities-of-the-secretary-of-health-and-human-services/

https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116258/witnesses/HHRG-118-FD00-Bio-KennedyR-20230720.pdf

https://www.hhs.gov/about/index.html

https://x.com/AnnaRMatson/status/1857217498241753357

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-F-Kennedy-Jr

https://healthpolicy.usc.edu/article/should-the-government-restrict-direct-to-consumer-prescription-drug-advertising-six-takeaways-from-research-on-the-effects-of-prescription-drug-advertising/#:~:text=The%20U.S.%20and%20New%20Zealand,2020%2C%20reaching%20$6.58%20billion%20annually

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6195894/

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154164

https://www.axios.com/2024/11/14/rfk-jr-positions-vaccines-drugs-health-care

https://www.science.org/content/article/exclusive-qa-robert-f-kennedy-jr-trumps-proposed-vaccine-commission (INTERVIEW)

Family of Malcom X Files $100M Lawsuit Against NYPD and US Government

https://nebraskaexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/MalcolmX-Complaint.pdf (COMPLAINT)

https://apnews.com/article/malcolmx-daughters-death-lawsuit-682c71e26cbeaf293d0ea783999c0c5e

https://www.foxnews.com/us/daughters-malcolm-x-sue-fbi-cia-nypd-100m-1965-assassination

https://abcnews.go.com/US/malcolm-xs-family-files-100-million-wrongful-death/story?id=115894702

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/16/dastardly-deeds-family-of-malcolm-x-sues-us-agencies-over-assassination

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/malcolm-x-family-lawsuit-nypd-fbi-cia/

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/nyregion/malcolm-x-suit-fbi-cia-police.html

https://bbc.com/news/articles/c3rxzndzl7yo

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/52678571

https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/malcolm-x

https://www.biography.com/activists/martin-luther-king-jr-malcolm-x-meeting

https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/malcolm-x

Answering Your Most Frequently Asked Questions About Potential Dismantling of Education Dept.

https://www.ed.gov/about/ed-overview/annual-performance-reports/budget/budget-tables/fiscal-year-2023-fy-2025-presidents-budget-state-tables-for-the-us-department-of-education

https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/can-trump-really-dismantle-the-department-of-education/2024/11

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/student-aid-policy/2024/11/04/what-abolishing-education-department-could-mean

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-project-2025-department-education-shutdown-parents-1985133

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/politics/2024/11/14/if-trump-closes-the-department-of-education-what-happens-in-florida/76261971007/

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/14/nx-s1-5181966/a-look-at-the-potential-impact-of-shutting-down-the-department-of-education

https://www.washington.edu/doit/what-individuals-disabilities-education-act#:~:text=The%20Individuals%20with%20Disabilities%20Education%20Act%20(IDEA)%20is%20the%20federal,education%20of%20children%20with%20disabilities.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elementary_and_Secondary_Education_Act#:~:text=Title%20I%20(%22Title%20One%22,to%20public%20schools%20in%20need.

https://www.ed.gov/about/ed-overview/an-overview-of-the-us-department-of-education--pg-1

https://www.congress.gov/89/statute/STATUTE-79/STATUTE-79-Pg27.pdf

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/20/politics/department-of-education-shut-down-trump/index.html

https://crr.bc.edu/what-role-does-state-government-play-in-funding-teacher-pensions/#:~:text=Currently%2C%2015%20states%20(15%20plans,on%20school%20district%20decision%2Dmaking.

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/trs.asp

https://www.chalkbeat.org/2024/08/24/if-trump-abolished-the-department-of-education-what-would-happen/

https://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=173030#:~:text=Key%20findings%20in%20the%20GAO,to%20monitor%20their%20programs%20effectively.

https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-22-103720.pdf

Quick Hitters

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-authorizes-ukraine-use-us-long-range-missiles-strike-inside-russia-report

https://san.com/cc/biden-allows-ukraine-to-strike-russia-with-long-range-us-missiles-unbiased-updates-nov-18-2024/

https://abcnews.go.com/US/court-pauses-appeal-trumps-classified-documents-case/story?id=115935246

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/18/business/spirit-airlines-bankruptcy/index.html

https://newsroom.aaa.com/2024/11/nearly-80-million-americans-expected-to-travel-over-thanksgiving/