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The Department of Justice is releasing millions of pages related to the criminal investigation and death of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch says the DOJ is now in compliance with the law to release all the files after the Justice Department missed a December deadline.
In a news conference today, Blanch said the DOJ did not shield President Trump.
Trump said he would cut ties with Epstein or he had cut ties with Epstein after the financier hired away female Mar-a-Lago resort staffers.
He denies any knowledge of Epstein's sex crimes.
The president has nominated Kevin Warsh to be the next Federal Reserve chair.
Senator Tom Tillis holds a critical vote on the Senate Banking Committee that will determine whether to advance Warsh's nomination.
Today, Trump responded after Tillis doubled down on his pledge not to vote in favor of Trump's nominee until the Justice Department resolves its criminal investigation into the current Fed chair, Jerome Powell.
Trump has publicly disparaged Powell and the Fed for failing to more aggressively lower interest rates.
Powell and his predecessors have pushed back in defense of maintaining the Fed's independence from political influence.
is pressing ahead with a military buildup that would allow for a new round of strikes against Iran.
Meanwhile, Iran says that if attacked, it will hit hard at U.S.
NPR's Greg Myrie looks at the possible showdown.
Supreme Court will hear a case April 1st challenging President Trump's executive order denying automatic citizenship to the children of parents who enter the U.S.
illegally or on a temporary visa.
At issue is whether Trump's order violates the 14th Amendment to the Constitution or the Nationality Act.