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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. President Trump is reversing himself. He's now telling House Republicans that they should vote to release the Justice Department files on late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
What recent actions has President Trump taken regarding Jeffrey Epstein's files?
NPR's Sage Miller reports.
Trump took to Truth Social over the weekend to say even though he considers it a Democratic hoax, Republicans should vote to release the files because there's nothing to hide. The House is set to vote on the petition this week. There is a possibility that dozens of Republicans vote in favor to release the files collected during an investigation by the Department of Justice. The administration has released thousands of private files to the House Oversight Committee, but the Justice Department still has documents that have not been made public, including witness interviews. If the measure passes the House, it would still need to be approved by the Senate and signed by the president. Sage Miller, NPR News.
The United Nations Security Council plans to vote this afternoon on a U.S.-drafted resolution on Gaza. It aims to create an international stabilization force in the enclave. NPR's Lauren Freyer reports from Tel Aviv. Both Israeli and Palestinian leaders are criticizing the resolution.
A joint statement from Palestinian factions says this U.N. resolution deprives Palestinians of their right to manage their own affairs and aims to impose, quote, international trusteeship on Gaza with a vision that is biased toward Israel. Aside from creating an international force, the draft resolution also leaves open the door to Palestinian independence. But at a government meeting, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he opposes a Palestinian state on any territory.
NPR's Lauren Freyer reporting. This morning, the Federal Aviation Administration lifted all restrictions on air travel in the U.S. These were imposed during the federal government shutdown. Air traffic had been reduced by up to 6 percent last week. That was due to growing staff shortages among air traffic controllers. Airlines say they intend to get flight schedules back to normal in time for Thanksgiving holiday travel. Stocks open mixed this morning as investors wait for overdue economic data. NPR's Scott Horsley reports the Dow Jones Industrials slipped about 10 points in early trading.
Now that the federal shutdown is over, government statisticians will start to release those economic report cards we've been missing for the last six weeks. The Commerce Department says it will provide an update on the August trade deficit on Wednesday. The Labor Department will deliver the September jobs report the following day. Both of those reports were supposed to come out in early October. No word yet on when or even if we'll see data on inflation or unemployment for last month, which could help to shape the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates in December. Stock in Google's parent company opened higher after news that Berkshire Hathaway had taken a stake worth more than $4 billion last
Warren Buffett is retiring as Berkshire's CEO at the end of the year. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
This is NPR. President Trump says he's lifted some tariffs on food products such as beef and coffee, but Brazil's vice president warns that some Brazilian food products sold in the U.S. will still face a 40 percent tariff. He says that's partly due to Trump's additional tariffs imposed on Brazil in July. This was partly linked to Brazil's conviction of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro. A special tribunal in Bangladesh has sentenced former Prime Minister Shea Kassina to death. The court says she committed crimes against humanity. It says Shea Kassina ordered security forces to use guns and drones to attack people protesting against her rule last year. Amkar Kandekar reports.
to inflict her with only one sentence, that is sentence of death.
Onlookers in a packed courtroom reacted as judges of a war crimes tribunal convicted Sheikh Hasina for a violent crackdown on student-led protests last year.
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