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What recent immigration hearings are taking place in Congress?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. Officials from three immigration agencies will testify on Capitol Hill today. Democrats are scrutinizing the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operations in places such as Minneapolis.
NPR's Barbara Sprunt reports. The hearing came about in response to federal immigration officers shooting and killing Alex Preddy in Minneapolis. It's taking place as congressional Democrats are negotiating with the White House on proposals to change policies and tactics used by agencies like ICE. Democrats say they won't vote for a DHS funding bill that doesn't include major changes to the department. The current stopgap funding bill for DHS runs out on Friday.
What new developments are emerging from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation?
If an agreement can't be reached this week, Congress will likely have to pass another continuing resolution for the department. Barbara Sprint, NPR News, Washington.
A group of bipartisan lawmakers was given access yesterday to unredacted files of the investigation into late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. But Congressman Thomas Massey and Ro Khanna say some of it was still redacted, including the names of six men. They're demanding the Justice Department publish these names. The congressmen allege the men were involved in Epstein's actions. Meanwhile, convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell refused to answer questions yesterday that were put to her by the House Oversight Committee. NPR's Claudia Grisales reports lawmakers wanted to question her about her role with Jeffrey Epstein.
Maxwell appeared before the congressional committee via video link from her prison facility and followed her attorney's directive to decline to answer lawmakers' questions. In a statement following that appearance, her lawyer said she would be willing to answer questions in exchange for clemency from President Trump. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said Maxwell's decision not to answer questions was a disappointment.
NPR's Claudia Grisales reporting.
How does new research link mental exercise to reduced dementia risk?
A new report dismisses claims by President Trump of widespread non-citizen voting in U.S. elections. NPR's Miles Parks has this report.
The Nonpartisan Center for Election Innovation Research, or CEIR, tracked data from all 50 states and found that allegations about non-citizens voting, quote, arise from misunderstandings, mischaracterizations, or outright fabrications about complex voter data. CEIR Executive Director David Becker.
So we have a very good sense of the depth of the problem. It is extremely rare that non-citizens get registered. And then it is infinitesimally rare that they vote.
What are the findings of the study on cognitive speed training and Alzheimer's?
In Iowa, for instance, an exhaustive search there found 35 non-citizen votes in 2024 out of the state's 1.67 million cast. That's roughly 0.002 percent. Still, just last week, President Trump again falsely described the problem as widespread — as he argued to, quote, nationalize the country's election systems. Miles Parks, NPR News, Washington.
On Wall Street and pre-market trading, Dow futures are lower. This is NPR. A group of Buddhist monks who are walking for peace have now crossed into Washington, D.C., their destination. The monks began their journey in Texas last October. Their silent walk of thousands of miles, accompanied by their rescue dog, has been closely followed on social media. They've been greeted by thousands of well-wishers on their walk for peace.
What are the implications of the allegations against non-citizen voting?
The monks plan to visit Washington National Cathedral today and the Lincoln Memorial tomorrow. New research suggests a little mental exercise can reduce the risk of dementia for at least 20 years. NPR's John Hamilton reports on a study in the Alzheimer's and Dementia Journal.
The study used Medicare records to track more than 2,800 people who took part in a brain training experiment that started in 1998. Marilyn Albert of Johns Hopkins University says participants who did something called cognitive speed training were about 25 percent less likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's or another form of dementia.
The fact that it's lasted and had an impact over 20 years is astonishing.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What recent immigration hearings are taking place in Congress?
0:00–0:42
2
What new developments are emerging from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation?
0:42–1:54
3
How does new research link mental exercise to reduced dementia risk?
1:54–2:31
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What are the findings of the study on cognitive speed training and Alzheimer's?
2:31–3:21
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What are the implications of the allegations against non-citizen voting?
3:21–4:05
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What recent achievements has the U.S. made in the Winter Olympics?
4:05–4:39