2025-07-04
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Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
I'm Deepa Shivaram.
I cover the White House.
And today on the show,
we want to highlight some reporting from our friends at The Indicator from Planet Money.
We've talked a lot on this podcast about Doge,
the entity that has reshaped the federal government.
One of its targets was USAID, an agency that gave foreign aid and assistance.
PEPFAR is one of USAID's programs,
and cuts to the program stand to have a massive impact on global health.
Darian Woods picks it up after this break.
On NPR's ThruLine.
School teachers are going to be the ones that rebuild our society in a way that is more cohesive.
Basically, where soldiers set down their arms,