• The News Roundup For February 21, 2025

  • Feb 21 2025
  • Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
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The News Roundup For February 21, 2025

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  • Following the firings of a slew of employees at federal agencies responsible for things like fighting pandemics and taking care of nuclear weapons, the Trump administration is scrambling to rehire key positions.

    Senate Majority Leader John Thune says that he and his Republican colleagues are moving forward with their plans for a budget, despite Trump endorsing a competing plan put forward by the House.

    Meanwhile, European leaders gathered in Paris this week to discuss what the Trump administration's future relationship with the continent looks like.

    And following weeks of a shaky ceasefire, Hamas has offered to return all of its hostages to Israel in return for a permanent truce.

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