Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released several emails from the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The emails refer to President Trump, including before he won election to the White House.
Chapter 2: What new information has emerged about Jeffrey Epstein's emails related to Trump?
The emails raise new questions about Trump's relationship with Epstein. NPR has not independently confirmed the veracity of the correspondence. NPR's Stephen Fowler has more.
These new Epstein emails appear to reveal more connections to the disgraced financier. It's part of a 23,000 document release turned over from Epstein's estate to the House Oversight Committee. There's a 2015 email thread between Epstein and author Michael Wolff where the pair discuss a potential question from an upcoming CNN interview with Trump. about Trump and Epstein's personal ties.
A section from Wolf reads in part, quote, I think you should let him hang himself. If he says he hasn't been on the plane or to the house, then that gives you a valuable PR and political currency, end quote.
NPR's Stephen Fowler reporting, Trump has consistently denied any meaningful connection to Epstein. The House is scheduled to vote today on a spending measure that could end the government shutdown. NPR's Windsor Johnston reports even if it does end, the nation's airports won't bounce back right away.
The government may soon reopen, but the nation's air travel system will need more time. Former FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt tells NPR that it's not just the control towers feeling the pressure.
The TSA is equally burdened, and there'll be a surge of traffic, of course, and that'll challenge their system to get people through security into the boarding. So I think just patience and take as much caution as you can to keep in the information loop as to the status of your flights.
Babbitt warns that long-standing staffing shortages mean it could take days, maybe longer, for schedules to stabilize. According to FlightAware.com, more than 9,000 flights have been canceled since last Friday. Windsor Johnston, NPR News, Washington.
Israeli settlers have attacked the biggest dairy farm in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. In a rare move, Israeli police say they've arrested four Israelis for extremist violence, as NPR's Lauren Frayer reports.
Footage from the scene shows burned trucks, smashed windows, and a warehouse blackened and looted. The Israeli military says the perpetrators were masked Israeli civilians who, after injuring Palestinian staff, turned on Israeli soldiers and attacked them, damaging their vehicles. The United Nations says settler violence hit a record high last month.
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