Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Noor Rahm.
Chapter 2: What tensions are rising in Minneapolis regarding immigration?
Tensions are high in Minneapolis as an anti-immigration march is set to take place with a counter-protest expected across the street. This comes as the Justice Department opened a criminal investigation into Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry and Governor Tim Walz.
NPR's Kat Lonsdorf reports. The DOJ is investigating whether Fry and Waltz, both Democrats, interfered with federal immigration enforcement during various ICE raids taking place across the city and state in recent weeks.
Chapter 3: What are the implications of the DOJ's investigation into Minneapolis officials?
The probe centers on public statements both have made. In a statement on X, Waltz said, quote, Meanwhile, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction restricting federal agents from retaliating against people, quote, engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity.
ICE agents have been using aggressive tactics against protesters, including flashbangs, tear gas and pepper balls to disperse crowds. Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Minneapolis.
A bipartisan effort is underway in the Republican-led House to bring contempt charges against Attorney General Pam Bondi over the law ordering the release of the Epstein files. NPR's Claudia Grisales reports.
Chapter 4: How is the U.S. responding to the crisis in Iran?
Kentucky Republican Thomas Massey and California Democrat Ro Khanna say Bondi has not fulfilled the law's demand. Congress approved the Epstein Files Transparency Act with near-unanimous support in November. Massey and Khanna, who forced the vote that eventually led to the law's passage, say Bondi needs to comply.
So far, the Justice Department has just released a small fraction of the Epstein files. Massey and Khanna argue the clear refusal to release the remainder of those files is an obstruction of justice. Khanna says among the missing documents are FBI witness interviews that name other Epstein associates.
Chapter 5: What advancements has NASA made towards returning to the moon?
He added, quote, DOJ is spending more time protecting the Epstein class than the survivors. Claudia Grisales, NPR News.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia is ready to help mediate the crisis in Iran, which is cracking down on anti-government protests. NPR's Charles Mains reports from Moscow.
According to the Kremlin, Putin spoke first with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during which the Kremlin leader said he was in favor of diplomatic efforts to ensure stability in Iran and the wider region. A Kremlin readout of a subsequent call between Putin and Iranian President Massoud Pereshkian said both men supported de-escalating tensions through diplomatic means.
Chapter 6: What recent actions has the U.S. government taken regarding tariffs on Europe?
The statement made no direct reference to the U.S. or recent threats by President Trump to launch military strikes against Tehran over its suppression of the protests, Yet Russia has an overt interest in preserving the Iranian regime, which has supported the Kremlin's own military campaign in Ukraine with the sales of missiles and drones. Charles Mainz, NPR News, Moscow.
This is NPR News in Washington. NASA is taking one small step towards sending people back to the moon for the first time in more than a half century. At the Kennedy Space Center today, the Artemis II rocket rolled out of its assembly building ahead of an historic mission. NPR's Amy Held reports.
After years of delays and cost overruns, NASA's huge new moon rocket had its red carpet moment. four-mile slow roll to its launch pad for testing and rehearsals. Ahead of its real test, the Artemis II mission launch window opens next month to send four astronauts farther into space than any human has ever gone, some 46,000 miles away around the moon for a look at the far side.
How amazing that will look.
Reid Wiseman is mission commander.
Just flipping the moon over and seeing it from the other perspective.
NASA's not aiming to get humans back onto the moon until Artemis 3 by 2028. And Administrator Jared Isaacman says it won't end there.
I hope someday my kids are going to be watching, maybe decades into the future, the Artemis 100 mission.
NASA says the moon missions could help astronauts reach Mars as soon as the 2030s. Amy Held, NPR News.
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