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Why are House Republicans pushing an early recess over the Jeffrey Epstein file controversy?
Live from MPR News in Washington, I'm Shay Stevens. In a showdown over late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, members of the Republican led U.S. House are taking their August recess early. As NPR's Claudia Grisales reports, key bills have not been able to reach the House floor amid a battle over the release of the Epstein files.
Republicans effectively shut down the House panel that sent bills to the floor after Democrats forced votes to release the Epstein files. House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters the records may contain the names of innocent people.
We have a moral responsibility to expose the evil of Epstein and everybody was involved in that. Absolutely. And we're resolved to do it.
What did the House Oversight Committee reveal about organ‑donor abuse and how are transplant groups responding?
But we also have an equal moral responsibility to protect the innocent.
Johnson has been backtracking since he told a conservative podcast last week it was time to release the files. Now lawmakers will go home Wednesday for a nearly six week recess to try to ice a controversy that's fueling deep divides for Republicans. Claudia Risalis, NPR News, the Capitol.
The House Oversight Committee heard testimony today from members of a transplant of transplant organizations that are responsible for procuring donated organs. As NPR's Rob Stein reports, lawmakers raised concerns about reports that some potential organ donors have been abused. The hearing
focused on a federal report that found that a Kentucky man who woke up just as surgeons were about to remove his organs was not an isolated event. The Health Resources and Services Administration subsequently identified one hundred and three similar cases, including twenty-eight that involved patients who may not have been dead when the organ retrieval process was initiated. Representative Neil Dunn, a Republican from Florida, was among members upset by the report.
How are lawmakers reacting to the ICE detention of Afghan interpreter Zia and what does it mean for immigration policy?
This is a story that seems to me more fitting for a horror movie than a congressional hearing.
Representatives from the transplant organizations pledged to better protect potential organ donors. Rob Stein and PR News.
Elected officials are sounding the alarm after ICE agents detained a legally present Afghan immigrant and former interpreter for the US Army. Jesus Morero Suarez from Member Station WBUR has more.
Immigration officials gave Zia and his family the green light to come to the US last year, but after a routine immigration appointment on july sixteenth, ICE agents arrested Zia. On Tuesday, lawmakers called Zia's detention a betrayal. Here's Massachusetts Congressman Bill Keating.
This is about our veterans.
What new trade agreements did President Trump announce with the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia?
If their word means nothing. When they're in the battlefield risking their lives. Then what does that mean for our word going forward?
The Department of Homeland Security says Zia is under investigation.
Jesus Morero Suarez in Boston. This is NPR. President Trump says he's reached a trade deal with Philippine leader Ferdinand Marcos Junior. That'll result in lower US tariffs on imports from the Philippines. Trump has also announced a trade deal with Japan that includes reciprocal tariffs of fifteen percent.
Why is Coca‑Cola switching to cane sugar and how did President Trump promote the change?
President says the US and Indonesia have reached the framework of a deal that includes removing trade barriers and tightening protections for workers. The Coca-Cola company says it'll soon introduce a new Coke that will be sweetened with cane sugar. The soft drink giant already uses regular sugar in its signature soda in many parts of the world. President Trump had already announced Coke's cane sugar plan last week on Truth Social. Rock music legend Ozzie Auburn has died at the age of seventy six. Osborne had been battling a rare and aggressive form of Parkinson's disease. Steve Futterman. has more.
Ozzie Osborne first leaped to fame in the early 1970s as the lead singer of Black Sabbath, one of Heavy Metal's pioneering groups.
Who was rock legend Ozzy Osbourne and what legacy does he leave behind after his death?
Its songs like Paranoid often focused on dark topics. And Osborne became known as the Prince of Darkness. After Black Sabbath came a solo career and perhaps his most iconic song, Crazy Train. Osborne's colorful life included tattoos and repeated abuse of drugs and alcohol.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why are House Republicans pushing an early recess over the Jeffrey Epstein file controversy?
0:02–0:46
2
What did the House Oversight Committee reveal about organ‑donor abuse and how are transplant groups responding?
0:46–1:58
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How are lawmakers reacting to the ICE detention of Afghan interpreter Zia and what does it mean for immigration policy?
1:58–2:43
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What new trade agreements did President Trump announce with the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia?
2:43–3:15
5
Why is Coca‑Cola switching to cane sugar and how did President Trump promote the change?
3:15–3:59
6
Who was rock legend Ozzy Osbourne and what legacy does he leave behind after his death?
3:59–4:39