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Why is House Speaker Mike Johnson demanding the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. House Speaker Mike Johnson is calling for the release of Justice Department files for the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. NPR's Claudia Grossalis reports Johnson's break with President Trump and Attorney General Pambondi has escalated tensions, splitting the Republican Party.
House Speaker Mike Johnson called for the release of the Epstein files during an interview with conservative podcaster Benny Johnson, saying it's time to put the controversy behind them.
Put everything out there and let the people decide it. I mean the the White House and the White House team are privy to facts that I don't know. I mean I'm this isn't my lane, I haven't been involved in that. Uh but but I I agree with the sentiment that we need to we need to put it out there.
Johnson said Attorney General Pam Bondy needs to explain statements defending the refusal to release additional information related to Epstein. House Democrats have seized on the debate to force procedural votes to release the files, drawing GOP support in some instances.
How is the Trump administration scaling back the National Guard presence in Los Angeles?
Claudia Grizales, NPR News, The Capitol.
The Trump administration says it's scaling back the National Guard's presence in Los Angeles. NPR's Elena Moore reports the move comes after Trump deployed more than four thousand troops to the city last month in response to protests over immigration raids.
A U.S. official has confirmed to NPR that about 2,000 National Guard troops are being released from service in LA. The official adds that the other 2,000 will remain in the city along with 700 Marines. In a statement from Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell, he praised the troops for their service and said that, quote, the lawlessness in Los Angeles is subsiding. Opponents of Trump's decision to deploy troops. Groups argued it was an abuse of power. However, a federal appeals court later ruled that the president was in fact allowed to temporarily control the state's National Guard.
What impact are President Trump's tariffs having on inflation and Federal Reserve policy?
Elena Moore and Pierre News, Washington.
Inflation ticked up two point seven percent from a year ago. That's the latest figure released today by the Commerce Department. MPR Scott Horsley reports President Trump's tariff agenda is making it hard to bring the cost of living down.
Even if tariffs remain at their current level though, which is the highest in nearly a century, there will continue to be upward pressure on prices, and that's why investors expect the Federal Reserve to hold interest rates steady when policymakers meet in a couple of weeks. Markets are betting the Fed will start to cut interest rates in September. President Trump and his allies have been jawboning the central bank, insisting the rate should be lower. But as we learned today, Trump's own tariffs are making it harder for the Fed to get inflation under control.
That's MPR Scott Horsley reporting. At the close on Wall Street today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down four hundred thirty six points, the NASDAQ composite up thirty seven, the S P down twenty four.
How are recent Northeast floods affecting communities and what warnings are officials issuing?
This is NPR News in Washington. A number of states in the northeast are cleaning up after severe flooding overnight. In New Jersey, heavy rain swept across the region, stranding buses and cars, flooding major roadways. Governor Phil Murphy is warning residents to prepare for additional rain over the next few days.
We're in one of these patterns right now, hot, humid, late afternoon, early evening thunderstorms. It doesn't feel as I stand here now, but you never say never.
Parts of New York City are also dealing with the aftermath of heavy rain. In cold rooms around the world, emergency vaccines are stored for use in case of an outbreak. There are Ebola vaccines. One is for yellow fever, cholera, and meningitis.
Do stockpiled emergency vaccines actually reduce deaths during outbreaks?
But it's long been a question about whether these stockpiles are worth the effort and money. MPR's Gabrielle Emmanuel reports a new study helps answer that question.
Researchers looked at more than two hundred outbreaks over the past twenty some years. These are health emergencies in which authorities used the stockpiled vaccines for immunization campaigns.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Why is House Speaker Mike Johnson demanding the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files?
0:00–1:04
2
How is the Trump administration scaling back the National Guard presence in Los Angeles?
1:04–1:58
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What impact are President Trump's tariffs having on inflation and Federal Reserve policy?
1:58–2:56
4
How are recent Northeast floods affecting communities and what warnings are officials issuing?
2:56–3:44
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Do stockpiled emergency vaccines actually reduce deaths during outbreaks?
3:44–4:38