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What is the House Oversight Committee doing with the Jeffrey Epstein investigation?
Live from MPR News in Washington, I'm Shay Stevens. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer traveled to a Florida prison to meet with Ghallene Maxwell, the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein. Comer has issued a subpoena for Maxwell to appear before his panel next month. The Kentucky Republican says the Justice Department is cooperating with a request to help make that happen.
What I've t told people all week. The Republicans on the House Oversight Committee have been very interested in this Epstein ordeal for for weeks now. And I I told Mike Johnson that uh our members wanted to pursue that.
Comer says he told House Speaker Johnson his panel was planning to vote this week on releasing the Epstein files, minus the names of underage victims. Johnson delayed the vote by calling an early summer recess.
How is the Justice Department investigating UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Advantage program?
The Justice Department is conducting a civil and criminal investigation of United Healthcare, the largest private provider of Medicare Advantage plans in the nation. NPR's Yuki Naguchi has details.
The health insurance giant runs its Medicare Advantage plan on behalf of the government, covering about eight million Americans. The Wall Street Journal reported United Healthcare was using doctors to extract extra payments from the government program, prompting the Justice Department probe. The company said it is cooperating and has launched its own third party investigation. It said it had quote a long record of responsible conduct and effective compliance. Yukinaguchi NPR News.
The US has cut short the latest round of Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar. Mideast envoy Steve Whitkoff says Hamas did not appear to be acting in good faith.
Why did the U.S. cut short the latest Gaza cease‑fire talks in Qatar?
Whitkow says the U.S. will consider alternative options for getting the remaining hostages in Gaza freedom. While also seeking a more stable environment for civilians in the territory. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the nation strongly objects to UN recognition of a Palestinian state. French President Emmanuel Macron says he plans to recognize Palestine. Баферт МПРСМ шел Келеман сейчас Макрон из коли по сесфіре.
Інале последовательно проміжи the Palestinian authority president that France intends to recognize a Palestinian state. The French leader says he'll make the announcement at the UN General Assembly in September. Next week, France and Saudi Arabia are hosting a conference on a two state solution.
What are France’s plans for recognizing a Palestinian state at the UN?
With diplomacy in doubt, aid groups are warning of widespread hunger. Michel Kellman, n PR News, the State Department.
US futures are flat in after hours trading. This is NPR. President Trump has signed an executive order directing federal authorities to To determine whether college athletes can be considered employees of their schools. The order calls for preserving scholarships and roster spots for non revenue sports. The move is aimed at clarifying the name, image, and likeness rule that allows athletes to earn income from endorsements. Hulk Hogan
How will President Trump’s executive order affect college athletes’ NIL rights?
has died. At the age of seventy one, as NPR's Andrew Limbong reports, Hogan was one of the defining stars of professional wrestling.
Hulk Hogan had a knack for riling people up to get people to believe he was fighting for them.
All those hawkamaniacs live vicariously to me. That's why they get off of my style, brother.
His real name was Terry Belea, but as Hulk Hogan, he was the face of professional wrestling's boom in the nineteen eighties. The craze around him, known as Hulcomania, spread far and wide, including a memorable appearance in Rocky III.
You're in
trouble, man.
What legacy did Hulk Hogan leave in professional wrestling and politics?
Hogan retired in 2012 and soon after sued the website Gawker into bankruptcy for publishing his sextate. More recently, he was a figure of right-wing politics, appearing at the Republican National Convention in 2024, rallying the crowd for what he called Trompomania. Andrew Linbong in Pierre News.
Grammy-winning jazz legend Chuck Mangioni has died at the age of 84. Mangioni was a composer and horn player who fused pop and electric sounds. He played trumpet with various ensembles, including Art Blakely's Jazz Messengers.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the House Oversight Committee doing with the Jeffrey Epstein investigation?
0:01–0:52
2
How is the Justice Department investigating UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Advantage program?
0:52–1:47
3
Why did the U.S. cut short the latest Gaza cease‑fire talks in Qatar?
1:47–2:47
4
What are France’s plans for recognizing a Palestinian state at the UN?
2:47–3:24
5
How will President Trump’s executive order affect college athletes’ NIL rights?
3:24–3:56
6
What legacy did Hulk Hogan leave in professional wrestling and politics?
3:56–4:38