This NPR News episode covers a series of high-profile political, legal, and public health developments, including former Attorney General Pam Bondi’s defense of her handling of Jeffrey Epstein files, Louisiana’s controversial new congressional map, a DOJ lawsuit over ICE license plates, a
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