On today’s show: Trump pledged to close the Education Department. The Washington Post’s Laura Meckler examines what that would mean.

Reuters has what to know as the Biden administration approves Ukraine’s use of American long-range missiles.

What happens when a vaccine skeptic leads health policy? NPR looks at the impact of such a move in Florida.

Plus, Biden becomes the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Amazon, Democrats in Pennsylvania defy a court order in a Senate recount, a major pollster retires, and the Alaska town that won’t see sunrise again for 64 days.

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.