President-elect Donald Trump has tapped billionaires Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency. Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute Brian Riedl explains the new department's priorities and how excess spending can realistically be cut.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent much of this week on Capitol Hill trying to convince Senators that he is worthy enough to head the Department of Health and Human Services. President-elect Donald Trump nominated Kennedy for the position over a month ago, and since then, bipartisan lawmakers have questioned his qualifications over previous comments about vaccines, abortion, and COVID-19. Former Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams discusses what the HHS could look like under RFK Jr. and the impact he could have on the department and the nation.

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