Chapter 1: What recent controversies involve Hillary Clinton and Jeffrey Epstein?
This week on the NPR Politics Podcast, the CBS Stephen Colbert dust-up is part of a pattern. Corporations are changing to avoid angering President Trump and his administration. It's really the first time I can remember so many of these organizations have bent because of their own business interests. This week on the NPR Politics Podcast. Listen on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is testifying before House lawmakers investigating cases involving the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The proceedings are closed to the public. Clinton released a copy of her opening statements in which she denies any connection to Epstein.
Former President Bill Clinton testifies tomorrow after both were threatened with contempt charges. This afternoon, Secretary Clinton halted the proceeding after learning that Republican Representative Lauren Boebert had leaked a photo of her to a conservative social media influencer on X. House rules bar unauthorized photos during an ongoing deposition.
The panel's Republican chair says it will look into exclusive investigative reporting by NPR that found Epstein files related to President Trump are missing from the public record.
Chapter 2: What progress has been made in the US-Iran negotiations?
Here's NPR's Sage Miller.
Kentucky Congressman James Comer was asked if he is concerned about a possible cover-up by the Justice Department after NPR discovered documents that accused Trump of sexual abuse of a minor were withheld.
We're looking into the accusation by the NPR. We don't know the answer to that. We know what the administration says. We're still looking to get a definitive answer on that.
NPR's previous reporting found documents from a woman who said she was sexually abused by Trump when she was a young teenager. The FBI interviewed her four times, but only one interview was published in the DOJ's public Epstein Files database. Sage Miller, NPR News.
The latest round of talks between the United States and Iran have ended in Geneva, but will resume soon, according to the mediator for the negotiations.
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Chapter 3: How are memorial services for Jesse Jackson being conducted?
NPR's Jaina Rav has details.
Oman's foreign minister, Badr al-Bosayedi, said there had been significant progress in the two negotiating sessions he mediated on Thursday. He did not elaborate. The Omani diplomat also said technical-level talks would take place next week in Vienna, where the International Atomic Energy Agency, which was also at the talks, is based. The position of the two sides has seemed far apart.
President Trump insists that Iran end its nuclear program. and give up long-range ballistic missiles. Iran insists it has a right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes and won't give up the conventional weapons.
Chapter 4: What is the current status of President Trump's White House ballroom project?
Jaina Raff, NPR News, Amman.
Memorial services for the Reverend Jesse Jackson are being held across the country starting today in Chicago. Jackson's casket was escorted this morning into the Rainbow Push Coalition headquarters, as heard here through the Associated Press. Memorial services are also expected to be held in Washington, D.C. and South Carolina, where he was born. Jackson died last week at the age of 84.
You're listening to NPR News. President Trump's White House ballroom project can proceed for now. NPR's Tamara Keith reports a U.S.
Chapter 5: What settlement has Walmart reached regarding deceptive practices?
district judge denied a preservation group's effort to pause construction.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation argued the president hadn't followed the proper procedure in tearing down the East Wing of the White House and soliciting private donations to fund the $300 million ballroom. In his opinion, Judge Richard Leon wrote that he couldn't consider the merits of the, quote, novel and weighty issues raised by the challenge...
because of the way the suit had been framed. He suggested he would move quickly to reconsider if the suit were tweaked. In a social media post, Trump called the opinion great news for America and said the ballroom is ahead of schedule and under budget. Tamara Keith, NPR News, the White House.
Walmart says it has agreed to settle deceptive practices claims by the federal government for $100 million. The Federal Trade Commission and 11 states accused the retail giant of misleading delivery drivers about their pay and tips, causing them to lose tens of millions of dollars worth of earnings. Burger King employees are about to get an earful from Patty.
That's the voice that'll talk to workers through artificial intelligence headsets Burger King's parent company is testing.
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Chapter 6: How is Burger King utilizing AI to assist employees?
If you need to know how to make something on the Burger King menu, Patty will tell you. Inventory low? Patty will alert the manager. And if you're nice or mean to a customer, Patty will definitely clock that too. I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News.