Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Kristen Wright. President Trump toured the Federal Reserve

Building in Washington this afternoon with Fed Chair Jerome Powell. The president accuses Powell

and the central bank of mismanaging its ongoing $2.5 billion renovation project. It's over budget. Trump

and the Fed Chair appeared with hard hats on

and talked to reporters. They bickered back and forth over the renovation price tag, and Trump once again

pressured Powell to cut interest rates. We're doing pretty well with the European Union, likewise,

and we have some others. They're all really big, and our country's going to make a lot

of money. We would be helped if interest rates would come down, but we're going to see how the board

rules on that soon. I'd love to see them come down a lot. The Fed is expected to leave rates steady

when it meets next week. A Republican-led house is preparing to interview convicted sex offender Gieland Maxwell.

NPR's Claudia Griselles reports it's among the latest turns in the GOP's struggle to respond to

the Jeffrey Epstein controversy. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer says he's issued the

first congressional subpoena for Gieland Maxwell to look into federal prosecution of the Jeffrey Epstein case.

Speaker Mike Johnson admits he and Comer are worried the interview may not be useful.

Can we trust what she's going to say? That's a reasonable question. Is that credible evidence? I don't know.

That ambivalence reflects splits among Republican lawmakers who are under pressure from their base to release the Epstein files.

Comer says his panel will interview Maxwell on August 11th at the Tallahassee Florida prison, where she's serving a 20-year sentence.

Claudia Rizales, NBR News.

Justice Department officials have been meeting with Maxwell today in Tallahassee.

One of the most recognized names in pro wrestling has died.

Hulk Hogan suffered cardiac arrest in Florida today.

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