Wednesday, January 12th, 2022

Let’s start today’s news day with a major investigation into the Ivy League and other top colleges in the U.S. Next, we cover several Covid news stories, before moving over to the latest updates involving Biden and the filibuster. Meanwhile, the Justice Department is establishing a specialized unit focused on domestic terrorism. And finally, former American Idol runner up Clay Aiken is running for Congress again in North Carolina. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: Washington Post: “Former students sue Georgetown, Columbia and other elite universities over financial aid practices” NPR: “How to get insurance to pay for at-home COVID tests, according to the White House” Washington Post: “Pfizer plans to manufacture up to 100 million doses of omicron-specific vaccine by spring” BBC: “Covid: Half of Europe to be infected with Omicron within weeks - WHO” AP News: “Biden to back Senate rule change to pass voting rights bill” AP News: “Justice Dept. creating unit focused on domestic terrorism” Hollywood Reporter: “Clay Aiken Running for Congress Again in North Carolina” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices