2024-11-18
13 分钟On today’s show: Trump pledged to close the Education Department. The Washington Post’s Laura Meckler examines what that would mean. Reuters has what to know as the Biden administration approves Ukraine’s use of American long-range missiles. What happens when a vaccine skeptic leads health policy? NPR looks at the impact of such a move in Florida. Plus, Biden becomes the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Amazon, Democrats in Pennsylvania defy a court order in a Senate recount, a major pollster retires, and the Alaska town that won’t see sunrise again for 64 days. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.
Good morning.
It's Monday, November 18th.
I'm Sumita Basu.
This is Apple News today.
On today's show, how the Department of Education became a political lightning rod.
What happened in Florida when they appointed a vaccine skeptic to run public health and the Alaska town that won't see sunrise again for 64 days.
But first, President Joe Biden has given Ukraine approval to use U.
S Made weapons to strike deep into Russia for the first time.
That's according to at least two US Officials who tell Reuters that this is in direct response to North Korean ground troops joining the Russian offensive.
And with just two months left in office, it marks a significant policy shift for President Biden who has so far resisted giving Ukraine the green light to use these weapons out of fear that it could escal.
Escalate the conflict.
In the past, Russia has called this a red line and yesterday senior Russian lawmaker said it could lead to World War 3.
The weapons, known as the Army Tactical Missile system can travel about 190 miles and would allow Ukraine to strike Russian ammunition depots, logistical centers, basically anything that would allow them to resupply their front line.
Here's how retired Air Force Colonel Cedric Layton described it to CNN.
And it's one of the most lethal weapons that the US has in its arsenal.
And if the Ukrainians can use it the same way that the US Would use it in a similar situation, then it could very much change the way in which the war is being fought right now.
Reportedly, Ukraine already used U.S.
supplied long range missiles last month.
CNN reports the U.S.
quietly provided them.