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The Trump administration is ordering the departure of all non-emergency U.S.

staff and their families from Israel, citing safety risks.

The directive comes as President Trump continues to move fighter jets and warships to the Middle East to pressure Iran in nuclear talks.

NPR's Aya Batraoui reports.

President Trump says he has not decided whether to take military action against Iran over its uranium enrichment.

On the South Lawn of the White House earlier today, Trump expressed doubts.

He said he didn't like the way talks were going.

He was addressing reporters as he was departing for Texas ahead of that state's Senate primary battles next week.

Former President Bill Clinton's being deposed today by members of the House Oversight Committee investigating the federal government's handling and prosecutions of Jeffrey Epstein before the convicted sex offender died in jail in 2019.

Clinton's name appears in materials released about Epstein, as has President Trump's.

Each argues he had no knowledge of Epstein's crimes.

Committee Chair James Comer disclosed one of Clinton's answers in today's closed-door proceedings.

The ranking member, Robert Garcia, has repeatedly argued Trump should be deposed.

Netflix walked away from its bid to buy Warner Brothers Discovery Studio and streaming business Paramount Skydance won out.

The $111 billion deal would create a Hollywood behemoth, including HBO, CNN, CBS, and a mountain of cable networks.