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What new details did Ghislaine Maxwell reveal in her meeting with Deputy Attorney General Tod Blanch?

Dave Mattingly 0:01

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingley. Deputy Attorney General Tod Blanch says he plans to meet again today with Galen Maxwell, the ex girlfriend of the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. NPR's Ryan Lucas says Blanche questioned Maxwell for hours yesterday at the prison where she's currently serving a lengthy sentence.

Ryan Lucas 0:25

Todd Blanch met with Maxwell in Florida, where she is currently serving a twenty-year sentence for her role helping Epstein sexually exploit underage girls. Maxwell's attorney, David Marcus, briefly spoke to reporters outside the courthouse where the meeting took place.

Unknown 0:39

Miss Maxwell answered every single question. She never stopped, uh, she never invoked a privilege. She never declined to answer. She answered all the questions truthfully,

Ryan Lucas 0:50

honestly, and to the best of her ability.

How did President Trump describe his meeting with Fed Chair Jerome Powell and the Fed’s renovation costs?

Ryan Lucas 0:53

It is unclear what Maxwell told Blanche, who arranged the meeting as the Trump administration tries to tamp down the uproar. Over its handling of the Epstein files. Ryan Lucas NPR News, Washington.

Dave Mattingly 1:03

President Trump says yesterday's visit to the Federal Reserve and his discussions with Fed Chair Jerome Powell went well. President told reporters afterwards the two had a good meeting with no tension. Adding he doesn't think it's necessary to fire Pal. Trump has been critical of PAL and the Fed for months, accusing them of moving too slowly to lower interest rates to help boost the US economy. I

Ryan Lucas 1:28

believe

Dave Mattingly 1:28

that

Ryan Lucas 1:29

the chairman is gonna do the right thing. I mean

What are the key components of President Trump’s executive order on homelessness and its critics?

Dave Mattingly 1:36

Most economists have said they don't expect the Fed to cut rates at this month's policy meeting, with Powell having expressed concerns about the effects of the president's tariffs on inflation. During Trump's visit, the president and PAL sparred over the cost of renovations at the Fed's headquarters in Washington. President Trump has signed an executive order to overhaul how the US manages homelessness. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports the aim is to make it easier to move people from street encampments into treatment.

Jennifer Ludden 2:08

The order says endemic vagrancy has made cities unsafe, and getting people into long-term care for addiction or mental illness will restore public order. It calls on the Attorney General to make it easier to commit people against their will by challenging past legal precedents. Critics say that would violate civil rights. Trump's action also calls for shifting federal funding toward treatment programs instead of housing, but some experts say forcing treatment does not work, and that losing badly needed housing will only make it harder for communities to reduce homelessness. Jennifer Lutton, NPR News, Washington.

How are U.S. officials reacting to France’s plan to recognize a Palestinian state?

Dave Mattingly 2:44

Wall Street futures are mostly higher this morning a day after the S P five hundred and the NASDAQ again closed at record highs. Right now Dow futures are up fifty eight points. This is NPR News from Washington. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is criticizing French president Emmanuel Macrom for announcing plans to formally recognize a Palestinian state. The French leader says his government will do so at the UN General Assembly meeting in September. On social media last night, Rubio called the decision reckless and a slap in the face to those killed in southern Israel by Hamas militants in the October seventh attack nearly two years ago. The BBC's Lise Dusset has more.

Lyse Doucet 3:30

France had hinted for months it would recognize Palestinian statehood. It's first in the G seven group of industrialized nations to take this step.

Why are British doctors striking over pay cuts and what impact could it have on the NHS?

Lyse Doucet 3:40

President Macron called for a demilitarized state of Palestine, which would fully recognize Israel. There was no alternative, he said. Palestinian officials were quick to welcome his move. But the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said a Palestinian state would be a launch pad to annihilate Israel.

Dave Mattingly 3:59

That's the BBC's Lee's du set. President Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Whitkopf, says it doesn't appear Hamas was acting in good faith at the latest round of ceasefire talks in Qatar. He cut the talk short yesterday, citing the group's lack of desire to reach a deal with Israel.