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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Dua Halisa-Countel.
Chapter 2: What are the key issues in the upcoming government spending package?
The House could vote as early as Tuesday on a compromise spending package that would fully reopen the government. Funding for the Department of Homeland Security is the key sticking point, as NPR senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith reports.
They want immigration enforcement reined in. No more roving patrols of ICE agents grabbing people off the streets or using administrative warrants, which don't require a judge to sign off. They want agents to remove their masks and identify themselves. And they also want to change the rules for use of force to more closely match local and other federal law enforcement.
You know, President Trump didn't dismiss these ideas out of hand, but said that it would be the subject of talks in coming days.
NPR's Tamara Keith reporting. The Justice Department says it's done reviewing files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but a top congressional lawmaker says the law requires their review and release of files to continue. NPR's Luke Garrett reports.
The DOJ released more than 3 million pages of Epstein files Friday, revealing conversations with high-profile figures like Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch told ABC News Sunday their work is nearly done.
This review is over. I mean, we reviewed over 6 million pieces of paper, thousands of videos, thousands, tens of thousands of images, which is what the statute required us to do.
Congress passed a law requiring the DOJ to release all of its Epstein files. And House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, also speaking to ABC, says there's more files to review.
It's not over, and it will not be over until there is full and complete transparency, as demanded by the survivors.
Blanche said lawmakers can request to view the unredacted files. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.
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