Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee wants answers from the Attorney General's office after an NPR investigation found some Epstein files are missing from a public database. The files relate to allegations of sexual abuse against President Trump. Here's NPR's Stephen Fowler.
After an NPR investigation revealed dozens of pages of interviews and notes weren't published in the Epstein files, House Oversight Democrats said they would investigate. In a letter first shared with NPR, Ranking Member Robert Garcia is asking Attorney General Pam Bondi to explain what happened.
The missing documents relate to a woman who said she was sexually abused by both Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump when she was a minor in the early 1980s. The Justice Department has said any files not made public are because they're duplicates, privileged, or part of an active investigation. So Garcia wants the AG to answer if there's an active investigation into Trump. Stephen Fowler, NPR News.
Now to Capitol Hill, where Dr. Casey Means made her case today for why she should be the next U.S. Surgeon General. Means was tapped by President Trump for the job and appeared in front of a Senate committee, and PR's Will Stone has more.
Casey Means is a wellness influencer, author, and entrepreneur. She graduated medical school but never finished her training to be a surgeon. Much of her messaging around diet and lifestyle aligns with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Chapter 2: What missing Epstein files are being investigated by Congress?
's agenda, and she was pressed throughout the hearing about her views on vaccines. Means said she believes in vaccines but stopped short of saying she'd encourage mothers to vaccinate their kids for flu or measles.
Vaccine advocacy has never, or any anti-vaccine rhetoric, has never been a part of my message.
Means has questioned the safety of the childhood vaccine schedule in public appearances and the use of oral birth control. When asked, she said birth control should be accessible, but women should know the risks. The medical establishment has largely opposed her nomination. Will Stone, NPR News.
Cuba says it has killed four people who crossed into its territorial waters on a speedboat registered in Florida. NPR's Eder Peralta reports on what Cuban officials are saying about what happened.
According to Cuba's interior minister, a speedboat was spotted by its border patrol. When they approached the boat to identify it, the Cuban government says the occupants opened fire. Cuban authorities fired back, killing four people and wounding six. The government says the injured were given medical aid.
It's unclear who the people on the boat were, but the incident comes at a moment of heightened tension between the US and Cuba. 30 years ago this week, the Cuban government shot down an airplane run by Brothers to the Rescue, a Miami-based group who rescued Cuban migrants at sea. Cuba insisted the plane violated their airspace.
The United States Congress responded with sweeping sanctions that are still in place today. Eder Peralta, NPR News, Mexico City.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S. is gathering its own information on the incident, saying the Homeland Security Department and the Coast Guard are investigating. And you're listening to NPR News. FIFA President Gianni Infantino says he has complete confidence in Mexico as a World Cup host.
Infantino says FIFA is monitoring events closely, but he says he trusts Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Mexican authorities. On Monday, authorities said at least 70 people died in the violence following the death of the cartel leader known as El Mencho. Vice President J.D.
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