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DOJ’s Maxwell Transcripts, Possible Interest Rate Cut, DC Immigrants Fearful

DOJ’s Maxwell Transcripts, Possible Interest Rate Cut, DC Immigrants Fearful

Up First from NPR
Aug 23, 2025 15 min
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<p class="readrate">The Justice Department released transcripts and recordings of their recent talks with convicted sex trafficker and Jeffrey Epstein partner Ghislaine Maxwell yesterday. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signals the Fed may start interest rates cuts soon. After nearly two weeks of stepped-up arrests and federal law enforcement presence in the nation’s capital, many immigrants are afraid to attend church, worried they could be detained and deported.<p class="readrate"><p class="readrate"><p class="readrate"><br/><br/>See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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