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NPR News: 02-19-2026 7PM EST

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🗓️ 20 February 2026

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0:00.0

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. The former Prince Andrew has been released from

0:07.8

jail after being arrested as part of an investigation tied to the Epstein files. Police are

0:14.4

examining whether he shared sensitive government information with his late friend and convicted

0:19.2

sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. And PR's Lauren

0:22.1

Farr reports from London. Andrew had already been stripped of his royal title and evicted from his

0:27.7

royal lodge on the grounds of Windsor Castle over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. He settled a lawsuit

0:34.0

with one of the sex offenders' underage victims and has long said he strenuously

0:38.4

denies any wrongdoing. But after the release of the latest files by the U.S. Department of

0:43.8

Justice, British police began investigating Andrew's correspondence with Epstein from the early

0:49.3

2000s, when Andrew was a U.K. trade envoy, and allegedly forwarded his friend government itineraries and investment plans.

0:57.9

Police say he's suspected of misconduct in public office, a crime that carries up to life in prison.

1:04.2

Lauren Freyer and PR News London.

1:06.5

President Trump says his policies are helping ease high prices as he works to persuade voters, frustrated by the cost of living.

1:15.0

Speaking at a steel distributor in Georgia tonight, Trump touted a rising stock market, his tariff policy on foreign goods, and increase foreign investment in the U.S. economy.

1:25.7

Thanks to the fact that we got elected on November 5th.

1:31.7

And thanks to what I call the Trump tariffs, business at Kusa Steel is booming again.

1:38.3

We just spoke. It's booming.

1:41.5

And in October, you received your first large order for Tyrax since 2014. It was a big, massive order.

1:48.2

The administration is working to counter public frustrations with the economy as Republicans look to strengthen their position heading into November.

1:57.7

The mayor of Washington, D.C. has declared an emergency over the Potomac River sewage spill

2:03.0

the worst of its kind in the nation's history. Justin O'Neill from Member Station, W.A.M.U.

2:08.6

The emergency declaration enables President Trump to direct federal funds to cover repair costs

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