Chapter 1: What recent event is Bill Clinton involved in regarding Jeffrey Epstein?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Former President Bill Clinton is set to testify before a congressional committee in New York today as part of the investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The appearance follows closed-door testimony on Thursday from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who told lawmakers she never met Epstein or had knowledge of his crimes.
I don't know how many times I had to say I did not know Jeffrey Epstein. I never went to his island. I never went to his homes. I never went to his offices. So it's on the record numerous times.
Neither of the Clintons has been charged with wrongdoing. However, the former president's name appears multiple times in Justice Department files tied to the case. The Clintons fought congressional subpoenas for months, arguing they were legally invalid and politically motivated. President Trump's name and image are now appearing on federal buildings.
A move critics say blurs the line between government messaging and political promotion. NPR's Tamara Keith reports the shift is a break with presidential norms.
Trump's face looms large on banners outside of agency buildings, including the Justice Department. Then there's the newly renamed Trump Kennedy Center and Trump Institute of Peace, the Trump Gold Card, Trump Rx and Trump Accounts. And I didn't name it. I didn't name it. I did not name that. That was Trump earlier this week, insisting he had nothing to do with it.
Nobody believes me, but I did not name it. Normally, U.S. presidents are out of office or even dead before they're honored in this way, if ever. The author of the book Strongman said the current trend mirrors what autocrats have done for a century.
Tamara Keith, NPR News. Pakistan's defense minister says the country is now in what he calls an open war with Afghanistan. The comments follow Pakistani airstrikes overnight on multiple locations inside Afghanistan, marking a sharp escalation in a long-running border dispute. Betsy Joles has more from Islamabad.
Pakistan's defense minister, Khwaja Asif, said in a post on X that the country's patience had run out. His government claims its strikes killed 133 Afghan Taliban personnel and destroyed Taliban posts, tanks, and artillery. In a post on X, the Taliban government spokesperson confirmed airstrikes in three locations, including its capital, Kabul.
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Chapter 2: How is President Trump's image being used in government buildings?
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