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NPR News: 01-31-2026 11AM EST

31 Jan 2026

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What were the latest developments in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation?

0.622 - 27.507 Dan Ronan

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Ronan. The Justice Department Friday released its latest investigative files into deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The DOJ said it released more than 3 million pages, 2,000 videos, and 180,000 images. But survivors say they want all of the Epstein files released. Civil rights attorney Gloria Allred represents many Epstein victims.

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27.554 - 44.938 Gloria Allred

This is ridiculous because they have devastated so many of these survivors by publicly releasing their names. At best, it was a sloppy job. At worst, it smacks of a cover-up.

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44.918 - 63.234 Dan Ronan

NPR reporters are reviewing the files, which contain unredacted names and photos of Epstein's victims, communication with powerful figures, and more mentions of President Trump before he was elected. However, being mentioned in those files is not a sign of wrongdoing or association with Epstein's crimes.

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63.915 - 74.925 Dan Ronan

Across the country, residents and businesses are joining forces to protest immigration and custom enforcement the crackdown in Minnesota. Sarah Lehr of Wisconsin Public Radio reports.

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74.905 - 89.666 Sarah Lear

At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, students staged a walkout to show solidarity. Among those students was Luca Stuart Mariucci, who's from a town just outside Minneapolis.

90.066 - 94.332 Luca Stuart Mariucci

My home that I grew up in has been attacked by ICE.

94.312 - 113.518 Sarah Lear

Organizers had called for a day of no school, no work, and no shopping. That prompted some local businesses in Wisconsin and across the country to shut down. Calls to action have intensified after federal agents killed two Minnesotans earlier this month. For NPR News, I'm Sarah Lear in Madison.

113.498 - 130.518 Dan Ronan

Houston residents will head to the polls today to vote in a special election, this to fill the seat of the late Congressman Sylvester Turner, who died last March. Houston Public Media reporter Andrew Snyder reports the report has implications for the next Congress.

130.618 - 148.302 Andrew Schneider

Texas Governor Greg Abbott delayed this special election to fill Sylvester Turner's seat until last November, claiming Harris County had a troubled record of conducting elections and needed the extra time. But many political analysts said Abbott was trying to preserve the GOP majority in Congress as long as possible.

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