Chapter 1: What is the significance of Bill Clinton's testimony before the House Oversight Committee?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Former President Bill Clinton is set to appear before the House Oversight Committee today. Lawmakers are expected to question him about his connections to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace told CNN that she plans to ask the former president about Epstein's private island.
The victims I've spoken to and their family members have not exonerated people like former President Bill Clinton, who's denied being on the island. But I will bring out some documents today that show that Jeffrey Epstein was directing victims and or witnesses to deny he ever was at the island. And I think there are going to be a lot of people that need to come before the Oversight Committee.
Today's closed-door deposition comes a day after former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified before the committee. NPR has learned that Vice President J.D. Vance is set to meet today with Oman's foreign minister, who has served as the mediator in ongoing U.S.-Iran nuclear talks.
NPR's Franco Ordonez reports the administration has yet to provide details about its specific objectives for taking military action against Tehran.
President Trump looks focused on two potential types of targets. One is bigger, aimed at destabilizing or overthrowing a regime. Another would be more limited, such as strikes against nuclear targets or the ballistic missile program. Matthew Kroenig, a senior director at the Atlantic Council, says if he were advising the president, he'd suggest the latter.
I would advocate for a more limited strike and communicate to the regime that this is just a limited strike to try to induce them to engage in token retaliation and hope that the conflict can de-escalate.
Trump is not the first U.S. president to deal with this issue. Former President Barack Obama was widely criticized for the nuclear deal that he reached. George W. Bush labeled Iran part of his axis of evil. Franco Ordonez, NPR News.
Stocks on Wall Street opened sharply lower this morning after a report showing inflation at the wholesale level was higher than expected last month. NPR's Scott Horsley reports the Dow fell nearly 800 points in early trading.
Wholesale prices in January were up 2.9 percent from a year ago. They jumped by half a percent between December and January, which is a bigger increase than forecasters were expecting. Retailers and wholesalers who absorbed some price hikes in the past are now passing more of that cost along to customers. The fintech company Block is cutting more than 40 percent of its workforce.
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Chapter 2: What are the implications of military action against Iran discussed in the episode?
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