From Washington: A Federal Push for Foster Care Reform, The "Home for Every Child" Initiative

From Washington: A Federal Push for Foster Care Reform, The "Home for Every Child" Initiative

Author: FOX News Radio April 19, 2026 Duration: 31:17
The foster care system is in a capacity crisis, with a nearly 20-percent decline in licensed homes in the past seven years, children are being 'aged out' and forced to stay in government buildings. Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary Alex Adams joins to dive into the federal effort to move kids out of government offices and into stable homes.Elite universities are facing a moral rot from a serious rise of campus radicalism, and America's core institutions are under the microscope. New York Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik joins to discuss her new book, Poisoned Ivies, and the "tectonic shift" happening in higher education following her viral congressional hearing on campus antisemitism.  PHOTO CREIDT: AP PHOTO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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