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What are the key issues discussed in Attorney General Pam Bondi's testimony?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Attorney General Pam Bondi is appearing before the House Judiciary Committee today. NPR's Elena Moore tells us the country's top law enforcement officer is repeatedly sparring with Democrats on the panel over the DOJ's handling of information related to the lay convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Republicans on the committee are largely defending Bondi, but many Democrats are focusing on Epstein. And it's turned combative, with Bondi sidestepping questions and hurling personal attacks. Like this moment with the committee's top Democrat, Jamie Raskin.
You can let her filibuster all day long, but not on our watch. Not on our time. No way. And I told you about that, Attorney General, before you started.
You don't tell me anything.
How did lawmakers respond to the DOJ's handling of Jeffrey Epstein's case?
Yeah, I did tell you because we saw what you did in the Senate. This is our law.
Bondi stood by the DOJ's oversight on the issue and pledged to fight for all survivors. But Democrats say the agency has done the opposite, over-redacting information to protect powerful individuals instead of survivors. Elena Moore, NPR News.
Democratic U.S. senators are speaking out after federal prosecutors failed to secure a grand jury indictment against the lawmakers for posting a video message to members of the military. Senator Alyssa Slack of Michigan addressed reporters today.
To be clear, this is not about the content of this one video. Let's call it for what it is. The president is using our justice system to weaponize against his perceived enemies.
She appeared with Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona. They were part of a group of lawmakers with military or intelligence backgrounds. They released a video advising U.S. service members not to follow illegal orders. The video drew swift rebukes from President Trump, who called their actions treasonous. President Trump met today with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. NPR's Frank Ordonez reports the two leaders focused their discussion on U.S. talks with Iran.
President Trump says he insisted that negotiations with Iran continue to see if a deal on Iran's nuclear program can be reached. The prime minister signaled ahead of the meeting that he was concerned about the direction of the talks and wanted to ensure that Israel's needs were taken into consideration. A person familiar with the matter told NPR that Israel feels the talks are futile and that further military strikes are inevitable. Israel would join those strikes. In a social media post, Trump says he told Netanyahu that his preference was to continue talks. If a deal can't be reached, Trump again floated the idea of more strikes on Iran. The president said they also discussed Gaza and stability in the Middle East.
Franco Ordonez, NPR News, the White House.
The Dow ends the day 45 points lower, ending at 50,142. You're listening to NPR News. U.S. colleges received more than $5 billion in reportable foreign gifts and contracts in 2025. That's according to freshly released data out today by the Department of Education. NPR's Alyssa Nadwarni has details.
The data release and accompanying website, it's part of a push by the Trump administration to make foreign influence in colleges and universities more transparent. Under existing federal law, schools are required to report gifts or contracts from foreign entities of $250,000 or more. In a statement, Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the data provided unprecedented visibility into funding from countries that threaten America's national security. The new data includes a look at which universities are receiving funds from countries of concern, including China, Russia, and Iran. Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and New York University top those lists. Alyssa Nadwarni, NPR News.
Nineteen Buddhist monks on a pilgrimage for peace are completing a 2,300-mile journey from Texas to Washington, D.C. On Capitol Hill, people lined the path as the monks passed them in single file, some holding flowers and quietly greeting the crowd.
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