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What is the Senate doing with the public broadcasting funding?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Kristen Wright. The Senate has advanced President Trump's request to take back more than a billion dollars previously allocated to the corporation for public broadcasting, along with almost eight billion earmarked for international efforts. To combat famine and disease, Vice President J. D. Vance cast a tiebreaking vote. The Senate is expected to begin debate on the rescissions package this morning. House Speaker Mike Johnson is calling for the release of government files on late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Johnson's break with President Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi has escalated tensions. NPR's Claudia Grizales reports.
Why is House Speaker Mike Johnson demanding the release of the Epstein files?
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. Claudia Grizales, NPR News, The Capitol.
President Trump touted the growth of artificial intelligence during a visit to Pittsburgh.
How is President Trump promoting AI and tech investments in Pennsylvania?
Reed Frazier reports he announced several multibillion dollar investments yesterday.
Tech companies are looking at using Pennsylvania's natural gas to power big, energy hungry data centers. Trump spoke before a conference of tech, oil and gas, and finance executives about a raft of recent AI-related investments in the state. Those include data centers, power plants, and electric transmission lines.
This afternoon twenty leading technology and energy companies are announcing more than ninety-two billion dollars of investments in Pennsylvania.
But recent studies show the AI build-out will likely increase planet warming carbon dioxide emissions and drive up electricity rates. For NPR News, I'm Reed Frazier in Pittsburgh.
The Trump administration has released about two thousand California National Guard troops that were sent to Los Angeles in response to protests over immigration enforcement. That's about half that were deployed. An official confirms to NPR the remaining guard members will stay in LA plus about seven hundred Marines. Mayor Karen Bass says the troop withdrawal is a victory.
I have said from the beginning that what is happening in Los Angeles is we are being used as a test case, and I am hoping that this experiment with the lives of people.
What are the details of the California National Guard troop withdrawal from Los Angeles?
Ends here.
A federal appeals court has allowed President Trump to maintain control over the troops for now. This is NPR News. Authorities say the man suspected of killing a Democratic Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband likely acted alone. Matt Sepik of Minnesota Public Radio reports the suspect was indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday.
Both have since left the hospital. Acting U.S. Attorney Attorney Joe Thompson says Belter left a handwritten letter in his car in which he says Governor Tim Wals wanted him to kill Minnesota's Democratic U.S. Senators Senators Amy Klobishar and Tina Smith.
What did the federal appeals court decide about Trump's control over the troops?
Belter claims. That people threatened to hurt his family if he didn't participate in this plan to murder Senators Klobuchar and Smith.
Thompson says there's no evidence that Belter targeted either Senator. For NPR News, I'm Matt Sepik in Minneapolis.
President Trump says the U.S. has reached a trade deal with Indonesia to impose a nineteen percent tariff on exports.
How is the new volcanic eruption affecting residents and tourists in Iceland?
In a truth social post, he says the U.S. will pay no tariffs to the Southeast Asian country.
And fifty Boeing jets. A volcano in Iceland is erupting again enforcing the evacuations of people in the town and a campsite of Grindavik.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the Senate doing with the public broadcasting funding?
0:01–0:43
2
Why is House Speaker Mike Johnson demanding the release of the Epstein files?
0:43–1:31
3
How is President Trump promoting AI and tech investments in Pennsylvania?
1:31–2:49
4
What are the details of the California National Guard troop withdrawal from Los Angeles?
2:49–3:39
5
What did the federal appeals court decide about Trump's control over the troops?
3:39–4:02
6
How is the new volcanic eruption affecting residents and tourists in Iceland?
4:02–4:38