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Nora Ramm (0:20)
In Washington, I'm Nora Ramm. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are calling foul after the Department of Justice released only some of its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Top Democrats claim this violates the Epstein Transparency act, but they doubt Congress will sue the DOJ. NPR's Luke Garrett reports.
Luke Garrett (0:40)
Maryland Representative Jamie Raskin is the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee. He tells CNN he can't launch a suit against the doj.
Jamie Raskin (0:47)
It's not clear that we've got standing to do that. Speaker Johnson would clearly standing to do that on behalf of the whole House of Representatives.
Luke Garrett (0:54)
But House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries tells ABC News the DOJ is required by law to explain themselves.
Hakeem Jeffries (1:00)
The statute requires the so called Department of Justice at this moment within 15 days to provide a written explanation to Congress and to the American people as to why they've withheld certain documents.
Luke Garrett (1:13)
The Justice Department has defended its partial release of the Epstein files and the removal of around a dozen files, including at least one that features President Trump's photo. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.
Nora Ramm (1:24)
Ukraine's president says he wants wider consultations with European allies as the Trump administration holds talks with Ukrainian and Russian teams in Florida. NPR's Joanna Kakisis reports there are several barriers to a peace deal.
Joanna Kakissis (1:39)
Writing on social media, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said talks are moving at a fairly rapid pace and that his team is working with Trump envoys. He said Norway's prime minister told him by phone that his country would help put pressure on Russia to end the war. Speaking to reporters via voice message, Zelensky talked about the most difficult issues in negotiations. He said the issue of Ukraine's territories remains the hardest, followed by the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, funding for recovery, and technical issues about security guarantees. Russian President Vladimir Putin said in his annual press conference last week that Russia was open to negotiations, but that Russia's goals in this war remain unchanged. Germany. Joanna Kakissis, NPR News, Kyiv.