Sabrina Tavernisi

And Kennedy famously, like, says, oh, my God, his diet. But you're saying it was just as simple as RFK saw a route to power and Trump wanted his voters. Yeah, I think it was very transactional.

And Kennedy famously, like, says, oh, my God, his diet. But you're saying it was just as simple as RFK saw a route to power and Trump wanted his voters. Yeah, I think it was very transactional.

So, in other words, Maha is born. Maha is born.

So, in other words, Maha is born. Maha is born.

So, Cheryl, that brings us to his nomination as HHS secretary. And, you know, I guess given his whole rise to power and his rhetoric of the past, it makes me wonder, assuming he's confirmed, what do we think he would actually do or be able to do in this new role?

So, Cheryl, that brings us to his nomination as HHS secretary. And, you know, I guess given his whole rise to power and his rhetoric of the past, it makes me wonder, assuming he's confirmed, what do we think he would actually do or be able to do in this new role?

And what about the people in the movement, Cheryl, the Make America Healthy Again folks? What do they think?

And what about the people in the movement, Cheryl, the Make America Healthy Again folks? What do they think?

So Cheryl, thinking about the arc of RFK's story, where he came from, you know, from this kind of obscure environmentalist fringe, all the way to controlling one of the biggest, if not the biggest, budget in the entire federal government. And lifted by a movement that, like him, started out fringe and is now very mainstream. What does that say about where we are right now in America?

So Cheryl, thinking about the arc of RFK's story, where he came from, you know, from this kind of obscure environmentalist fringe, all the way to controlling one of the biggest, if not the biggest, budget in the entire federal government. And lifted by a movement that, like him, started out fringe and is now very mainstream. What does that say about where we are right now in America?

Cheryl, thank you for helping us understand this. Thank you, Sabrina. The debate over Kennedy's candidacy will continue today. The Senate Finance Committee is likely to vote next week on whether to send his nomination to the full Senate for a final vote. We'll be right back. Here's what else you should know today.

Cheryl, thank you for helping us understand this. Thank you, Sabrina. The debate over Kennedy's candidacy will continue today. The Senate Finance Committee is likely to vote next week on whether to send his nomination to the full Senate for a final vote. We'll be right back. Here's what else you should know today.

On Wednesday night, an American Airlines plane carrying 64 people collided in midair with a US Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C. Both crashed into the Potomac River. On Thursday morning, authorities said they believed all on board both vessels had been killed. The helicopter had been carrying three people.

On Wednesday night, an American Airlines plane carrying 64 people collided in midair with a US Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C. Both crashed into the Potomac River. On Thursday morning, authorities said they believed all on board both vessels had been killed. The helicopter had been carrying three people.

As of 9 a.m., the bodies of 27 people had been recovered. The collision happened around 9 p.m. on Wednesday as the flight was on its approach to the airport's runway. The plane was coming from Wichita, Kansas. Some of those aboard were figure skaters coming from championship games, which were held in Wichita. Russian figure skaters were also among the passengers.

As of 9 a.m., the bodies of 27 people had been recovered. The collision happened around 9 p.m. on Wednesday as the flight was on its approach to the airport's runway. The plane was coming from Wichita, Kansas. Some of those aboard were figure skaters coming from championship games, which were held in Wichita. Russian figure skaters were also among the passengers.

The collision marks the first fatal crash involving a commercial aircraft in the United States in more than 15 years. And the White House rescinded an order that froze trillions of dollars in grants and loans after it faced legal challenges and prompted mass confusion among places like schools and hospitals that didn't know if they had lost all federal support.

The collision marks the first fatal crash involving a commercial aircraft in the United States in more than 15 years. And the White House rescinded an order that froze trillions of dollars in grants and loans after it faced legal challenges and prompted mass confusion among places like schools and hospitals that didn't know if they had lost all federal support.

The reversal was the first setback in Trump's aggressive use of executive power to reshape the government in his image. Orders directing agencies to review and cut spending on so-called woke ideology remained in place. Today's episode was produced by Alex Stern, Nina Feldman, and Eric Krupke. It was edited by Devin Taylor with help from Patricia Willans.

The reversal was the first setback in Trump's aggressive use of executive power to reshape the government in his image. Orders directing agencies to review and cut spending on so-called woke ideology remained in place. Today's episode was produced by Alex Stern, Nina Feldman, and Eric Krupke. It was edited by Devin Taylor with help from Patricia Willans.