Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingly. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche says he plans to meet again today with Golan Maxwell, the ex-girlfriend of the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

NPR's Ryan Lucas says Blanche questioned Maxwell for hours yesterday at the prison where she's

currently serving a lengthy sentence. Todd Blanche met with Maxwell in Florida, where she is

currently serving a 20-year sentence for her role helping Epstein sexually exploit underage girls.

Maxwell's attorney, David Marcus, briefly spoke to reporters outside the courthouse where the

meeting took place. Ms. Maxwell answered every single question. She never stopped, she never invoked

a privilege. She never declined to answer. She answered all the questions truthfully, honestly,

and to the best of her ability. It is unclear what Maxwell told Blanche, who arranged the meeting as the Trump administration

tries to tamp down the uproar over its handling of the Epstein files.

Ryan Lucas and Pierre News, Washington.

President Trump says yesterday's visit to the Federal Reserve and his discussions with Fed

Chair Jerome Powell went well. The president told reporters

afterwards the two had a good meeting with no tension, adding he doesn't think it's necessary

to fire Powell. Trump has been critical of Powell and the Fed for months, accusing them of moving too

slowly to lower interest rates to help boost the U.S. economy.

I believe that the chairman is going to do the right thing. I mean, it may be a little too late,

as the expression goes, but I believe he's going to do the right thing.

Most economists have said they don't expect the Fed to cut rates at this month's policy meeting

with Powell having expressed concerns about the effects of the

president's tariffs on inflation. During Trump's visit, the president and Powell sparred over the

cost of renovations at the Fed's headquarters in Washington. President Trump has signed an executive

order to overhaul how the U.S. manages homelessness. As NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports,

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