Lakshmi Singh

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Republican and Democratic members of the U.S.

House are updating the public after questioning former President Bill Clinton today about his association with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

In a copy of his opening statement, Clinton said he had no knowledge of Epstein's sex crimes.

Clinton has not been accused of any crimes.

President Trump, meanwhile, has also said he had no knowledge of Epstein's offenses.

A short time ago, President Trump told reporters that he likes Bill Clinton and did not like seeing him deposed.

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 moments ago, Trump expressed reservations about the negotiations.

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

In his visit to Corpus Christi, Trump is expected to discuss energy and the economy, key parts of his State of the Union address earlier this week.

The latest NPR poll suggests a majority of Americans believe the country is heading in the wrong direction.

The U.S.

military used a laser to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone, according to members of Congress.

NPR's Joel Rose reports the Federal Aviation Administration responded again closing airspace in West Texas.

Pakistan and Afghanistan are in an open war, according to Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Mohammed Asif today.

The neighbors have a long and complicated history, but the latest confrontation is described as the most serious in months.

Afghanistan conducted extensive cross-border attacks last night.

It says it was retaliating for Pakistan's airstrike Sunday.

Their conflict centers on a 1,622 miles of frontier amplified by cross-border terrorism.