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Why are House Republicans pushing for a subpoena of the Justice Department’s Epstein files?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. A House subcommittee has voted to subpoena the Justice Department for files related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. That's even though the House adjourned today early for summer recess. From member station WHYY, Carmen Russell Sluchanski reports on what some Republican members of Congress from Pennsylvania are saying.
At least two Republican representatives in swing Pennsylvania districts have told their constituents that they favor the Department of Justice releasing the Epstein files. During a telephone town hall, Ryan McKenzie, who represents a rural district in the Northeast, criticized former President Joe Biden for not releasing them, but added it is now up to the current White House.
They have not released as much as I would like to see to date, uh but hopefully they're going to be doing that. And if not, then Congress should uh potentially step in and compel them to do that.
Scott Perry, another Pennsylvania Republican, joined Democrats in a House Oversight Committee panel motion to subpoena the files.
Which Pennsylvania lawmakers are demanding the release of the Epstein documents and why?
For MPR News, I'm Carmen Russell Suchanski in Philadelphia.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has officially endorsed a recommendation to eliminate a key preservative for flu vaccines. He calls it dangerous, but as MPR's Rob Stein reports, most scientists disagree.
Kennedy signed a recommendation from an advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to remove the mercury-based preservative from flu vaccines. The decision is controversial because most scientists reject claims thimerosol poses any risks. The committee that made the recommendation in June includes all new members, including many supporters of Kennedy's unfounded view that thymerosol. Amarisol is dangerous, but the move is not expected to affect the availability of the flu vaccines because the preservative had already been removed from most vaccines.
What concerns does Robert F. Kennedy Jr. raise about thimerosal in flu vaccines?
Rob Stein in PR News
Investors are processing two very different reports from big tech companies as Tesla stock plummets and Google soars. NPR's Maria Aspen reports the Dow Jones industrial average is down one hundred sixty points.
Tesla's rocky year is getting worse. Elon Musk's electric car maker says its quarterly profits dropped 16% as sales continue to fall. It was Tesla's first earnings report since Musk left his controversial role in the federal government. But Google is having a much better year. Parent company Alphabet reported profit and revenue that beat analysts' expectations. Now it's planning to spend an additional ten billion dollars this year on capital expenditures, including AI.
Why did Tesla’s stock plunge while Google’s shares surged this week?
Meanwhile, Healthcare Giant United Health Group disclosed it's facing a government probe into its Medicare business. Shares in the powerful but embattled company fell after the news. Maria Aspen, NPR News, New York. And you're listening to NPR
News from Washington. Two railroads say they're in merger talks, Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific say the discussions are advanced. Any merger would create the biggest railroad in North America. A new poll of healthcare workers around the country finds nearly two out of five are thinking of leaving their jobs. That's due to concerns for their personal safety at work. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show healthcare workers make up ten percent of the workforce, but they sustain nearly half of all non fatal injuries due to workplace violence, NPR's Reto Chatterjee reports.
What does the new poll reveal about healthcare workers’ intentions to leave their jobs?
Seventy percent of healthcare workers surveyed by the Harris Poll said they'd experienced or witnessed threats and aggression from patients, and over half said they felt threatened by their patients or their families. The survey also found that nurses were twice as likely as doctors to be physically assaulted at work. Despite the growing concerns around workplace safety, nearly three quarters of those surveyed said they see no change in security in their workplace. The new poll confirms previous research showing that workplace safety is one of the main reasons for healthcare workers leaving the workforce.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Why are House Republicans pushing for a subpoena of the Justice Department’s Epstein files?
0:00–1:01
2
Which Pennsylvania lawmakers are demanding the release of the Epstein documents and why?
1:01–1:54
3
What concerns does Robert F. Kennedy Jr. raise about thimerosal in flu vaccines?
1:54–2:41
4
Why did Tesla’s stock plunge while Google’s shares surged this week?
2:41–3:34
5
What does the new poll reveal about healthcare workers’ intentions to leave their jobs?
3:34–4:39