Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingly.
Chapter 2: What updates did President Trump provide regarding the Epstein case?
President Trump is encouraging House Republicans to vote in support of the Justice Department releasing all of its case files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. A vote in the House is expected this week after a discharge petition backed by Democrats and some Republicans forced lawmakers to take action.
Writing on Truth Social yesterday, Trump called the Epstein files a Democrat hoax, adding, we have nothing to hide. The president was asked about the release of the files by reporters last night as he was heading back to Washington, D.C. from Palm Beach, Florida.
They're using Jeffrey Epstein as a deflection from the tremendous success that we're having as a party.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said last week he would bring the measure to the floor. Trump's name is mentioned in at least three Epstein emails. The Federal Aviation Administration is lifting restrictions on flight capacity at dozens of major airports across the U.S. They include airports in Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta, and New York.
The FAA says the restriction was a safety measure resulting from the government shutdown, which ended last week after 43 days. NPR's Marie Andrusiewicz has more.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and FAA Administrator Brian Bedford announced the end of the emergency order on Sunday, adding that all normal operations can resume across the nation's airspace. Flight traffic had been reduced at 40 of the nation's busiest airports as a result of safety concerns related to staffing shortages.
Air traffic controllers had been working without pay since October 1. Absent workers started returning as a deal was reached to reopen the government. The emergency order was put in place on November 7 and led to thousands of flight delays and cancellations. The FAA says it's reviewing reports that some carriers weren't complying with the order. Maria Andrusiewicz, NPR News, Washington.
A U.S. aircraft carrier strike group is now in the Caribbean amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela over drug trafficking. NPR's Joe Hernandez reports.
The USS Gerald R. Ford was commissioned in 2017 and only left on its first combat deployment two years ago. It's part of a new class of advanced aircraft carriers being built for the United States military. The Ford has a number of technological advancements, including an electromagnetic system for launching aircraft.
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