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NPR News: 02-24-2026 5PM EST

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🗓️ 24 February 2026

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0:00.0

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. House Democrats say they're investigating why

0:06.3

some Epstein files that mentioned President Trump have not been made public. It follows an NPR

0:11.7

investigation that found the Justice Department withheld documents related to sexual abuse

0:16.1

accusations against the president. NPR's Stephen Fowler reports. A review of FBI case records, emails, and discovery logs released in the latest trench of files,

0:24.5

finds more than 50 pages of documents haven't been published.

0:28.0

These include what appear to be FBI interviews, as well as notes from conversations with a woman

0:32.4

who accused Donald Trump of sexual abuse decades ago when she was a minor.

0:36.8

Now, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee

0:38.8

say they're launching an investigation into those files. The White House says in a statement that

0:43.3

Trump is, quote, totally exonerated. Stephen Fowler, NPR News. President Trump will deliver

0:48.5

the State of the Union address tonight. NPR's Jasmine Garst has more on what the president's

0:53.1

expected to say about

0:54.1

immigration. President Trump won the 2024 election largely on the promise of a mass

0:59.9

immigration crackdown. Tonight, he's expected to talk about the fulfillment of that promise.

1:05.8

A year into his presidency, illegal border crossings are at a historic low. There are over 70,000 people in

1:12.9

immigration detention. The president has often said his policy targets criminal immigrants. However,

1:18.8

DHS data shows that of the people in immigration detention, over 70 percent have no criminal

1:25.3

conviction. Polls show most Americans now disapprove of the way immigration is being enforced,

1:31.4

especially after a month-long operation in Minneapolis,

1:35.3

ended with two American citizens killed by federal agents.

1:39.4

Jasmine Garst, NPR News, New York.

1:42.1

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he wants to hear President Trump say he's still on Ukraine's side during the State of the Union address.

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