NPR News: 04-02-2026 4PM EDT
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What led to Attorney General Pam Bondi's ousting?
Attorney General Pam Bondi has been ousted from her role at the Justice Department. NPR's Kerry Johnson reports Bondi had faced repeated criticism from the White House about her handling of the Epstein files.
Last year, Attorney General Pam Bondi brought in a group of influencers and MAGA personalities to review binders that she had provided them of some of the Epstein documents. Those people came out of the White House and said they seemed like old papers that had already been made public. And then Pam Bondi went on Fox News and said she had the Epstein client list on her desk and was reviewing it. The DOJ went on to say there was no such client list. And that was kind of a PR mistake. fiasco from which the attorney general really never recovered.
That's NPR's Carrie Johnson reporting. In a post on social media, President Trump called Bondi a great patriot and a loyal friend. Her deputy, Todd Blanch, will serve as acting attorney general. In a now-deleted video on the White House YouTube page, President Trump said the government cannot fund programs like Medicare and child care because of the war with Iran. NPR's Deepa Shivaram reports the video was quickly taken down. as polls show public opinion souring over the economic impacts of the conflict.
Trump gave remarks at an Easter event at the White House on Wednesday. It was closed to the press, but the video was streamed live on the White House YouTube page. The president was candid in his remarks about Iran and said it was the federal government's job to take care of military security, not daycare. Because the United States can't take care of daycare.
That has to be up to a state.
We can't take care of daycare. The war is now in its fifth week. The White House did not respond to requests for comment on why the video of Trump's speech was deleted.
Deepa Shivaram, NPR News. The Trump administration was warned by the mortgage industry last year not to do away with a program that was helping military veterans avoid foreclosure. NPR's Chris Arnold reports the VA killed it anyway.
More than 10,000 veterans have lost their homes in foreclosure sales since Trump's VA, with no warning, shut down that safety net program last May. That's according to industry data, and it's the highest level in a decade. Also, 90,000 more vets are headed toward foreclosure. The VA is rolling out a new program that could help, but it won't be up and running for months. Steve Sharp at the National Consumer Law Center says vets are losing their homes now. And we really shouldn't lose those folks to foreclosure, those homes, those families, children, neighborhoods. We should have something in place. Sharp and some lawmakers are calling on the VA to stop foreclosures on vets until its new program is functional.
Chris Arnold, NPR News.
This is NPR News in Washington. If you don't like your Gmail username, you may soon be able to change it. NPR's John Brewitz reports it would be the first time since Google launched the service in 2004.
Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, tweeted about the new feature. 2004 was a good year, but your Gmail address doesn't need to be stuck in it, he wrote. The company has been planning the new policy since last year, and according to a statement online, it's pretty easy to change your Gmail address. You can do it right in the personal info section of your account. Once you change your username, Google says the old one will still be there as what they call an alternate account. In other words, you'll still get emails sent to your old Gmail address. This will come as a relief to some. The inability to change usernames has been a source of frustration for for a slice of the 3 billion users Google says rely on Gmail, like people who may have signed up years ago with usernames that are inaccurate now, or inappropriate, or just cringeworthy.
John Rewich, NPR News.
Four astronauts continue the Artemis II mission to fly around the moon and back. Retired space shuttle commander Susan Kilrain says it's an exciting time for NASA.
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