February 04, 2025

Inside Sources Full Show February 4th, 2025: Possible abolishment of the Department of Education, Legislation on foreign funding in elections, The role of Elon Musk

1 hour 17 minutes

Hosts: Leah Murray and Erin Rider

President Trump working to abolish the Department of Education

The White House is preparing an executive order that would abolish the United States Department of Education. It's a campaign promise now-President Trump is following through on, with additional support from the Department of Government Efficiency leader Elon Musk. Inside Sources begins with analysis on what abolishing the Dept. Of Education could look like.

RFK Jr, Tulsi Gabbard clear key committee confirmation votes

Big movements today for two of President Trump’s more controversial cabinet nominees. Robert F. Kenney Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard both cleared their committee confirmation votes and are now headed for the full Senate vote. Hosts Erin Rider and Leah Murray discuss the kinds of things that would have happened to get key Senators to commit to the nominees.

On the Hill 2025: Reinvesting higher education funding

Utah House Bill 265 aims to reinvest higher education dollars in programs producing the most results. Now, it's getting national attention, with some saying it's the perfect model other states should use when looking for ways to reinvent their higher education systems. Leah Murray saw a new article in praising the bill from a former college president and shares her thoughts.

On the Hill 2025: Banning foreign funding in Utah elections

On the first day of the 2025 Legislative General Session, Inside Sources spoke with State Representative Candice Pierucci about a bill she was working on that would ban foreign funding in Utah's elections. The language for the bill was just publicly released, so Representative Pierucci joins us again to discuss the language and what's being proposed now.

El Salvador offers to take American deportees, criminals who are US citizens

A rather unique and extraordinary offer coming from the president of El Salvador, offering to take in people here in the US illegally as well as violent American criminals -- including US citizens -- who are in jail here. Both groups of people would be imprisoned in El Salvador for a fee. Is this constitutional? Leah Murray and Erin Rider have a vibrant discussion on this offer... and whether the US would accept it.

What is Elon Musk’s role in the Trump Administration?

Head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Elon Musk is quickly "cleaning house." He's been integral in pausing everything at USAID and has been playing a major role in potentially dumping the Department of Education. But he’s not an appointed or confirmed individual, nor is he elected. So what authority does he actually have and is there any oversight?

On the Hill 2025: Sen. Mike Lee offers support for HB300

United States Senator Mike Lee is chiming in on a bill running through the state legislature that would change the vote-by-mail process. We're talking about House Bill 300, which would require -- in addition to other things -- that ballots mailed out to voters be returned to a drop box where their ID can be verified. The Inside Sources discuss the role these kinds of endorsements can have.

Former President Biden signs with talent agency

What's a president to do when they leave office? Reading, writing a book, travelling, maybe signing with a talent agency? The Inside Sources finish off the show talking about what Presidents do when they leave office.

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