Sesame Street: Iraq on Ahlan Simsim

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$20 million

That is how much USAID paid from U.S. taxpayer dollars to make an Iraqi Sesame Street called “Sesame Street: Iraq on Ahlan Simsim,” which they said was to “promote inclusion, mutual respect, and understanding across ethnic, religious, and sectarian groups.”

30 hours

That is how long Democrats stayed in session to protest the confirmation of Russell Vought as Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) because he was associated with Project 2025. He wrote the parts of the plan that had to do with shrinking the federal government workforce, non government organizations and taking control of the budget.

53 minutes and 55 seconds

That is the length of the unedited 60 Minutes interview with Vice President Kamala Harris that was released by the FCC on Wednesday. The FCC chair under the Biden administration rejected calls for the unedited video, saying it threatened free speech. Meaning editing a video is protected speech. CBS still says that they will not apologize for the edits like this but are reportedly in talks to settle a legal dispute about it with President Trump.

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