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Today's other headlines, the Justice Department, is dropping its criminal probe into federal
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reserve chair Jerome Powell over whether he lied to Congress about renovations at the Fed's
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Instead, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, Janine Puro, said the Fed's
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inspector general would be looking into cost overruns at the site.
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The announcement opens a pathway for Kevin Warsh to be confirmed as Powell's successor.
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Earlier this week, Republican Senator Tom Tillis threatened to block his nomination,
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unless the DOJ dropped its investigation.
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At the White House today, press secretary Caroline Levitt urged Tillis to move forward.
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Senator Tillis should do the right thing and move to confirm Kevin Warsh as speedily as
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He is a phenomenal candidate to lead the Fed, and we shouldn't be holding our nation's
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economy hostage because of a disagreement with the Department of Justice.
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The DOJ investigation of Powell unfolded against the backdrop of President Trump's repeated
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criticism of the Fed chair for not lowering interest rates faster.
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The Federal Appeals Court ruled today that President Trump's executive order banning asylum
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claims that the U.S. Southern border is illegal.
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The three-judge panel found that immigration law gives people the right to apply for
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asylum, and the president cannot override those procedures.
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It marks the latest setback to Mr. Trump's broader immigration crackdown.
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The administration can now either ask the full appeals court to reconsider the ruling
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or take its case to the Supreme Court.
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The FDA said today it will fast-track reviews for three psychedelic drugs aimed at treating
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mental health conditions, including depression and PTSD.
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Two of the therapies involved the active ingredient in so-called magic mushroom, while a third
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is based on MDMA, a substance commonly associated with ecstasy.
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The move follows an executive order signed by President Trump to accelerate research and
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ease some restrictions on these drugs.
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In Northern Oklahoma, residents sifted through what was left of their homes today after suffering
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a direct hit from a powerful tornado.
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Eyewitnesses captured the massive twister tearing a path across the countryside yesterday.
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Others caught footage of debris swirling through the air as the tornado tracked near
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Vance Air Force Base.
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The storm looked just as menacing from above an airline passenger posted this video of
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lightning in the darkness.
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By daybreak, the storm's devastation was clear, dozens of homes reduced to rubble.
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It was a miracle that there were no fatalities reported, but only minor injuries.
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I've lived in this community for 41 years, it's my home.
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I went to school here, and I might not know everybody, but my heart breaks.
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Residents in Brantley County, Georgia, sized up the damage as wildfires forced hundreds
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of new evacuations there.
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As Governor Brian Kemp said, two large wildfires in the state have destroyed more than 120
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homes so far, and are threatening nearly 1,000 more.
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State officials believe these fires have burned more homes than at any other time in Georgia's
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A union for a spirit airlines employee said today that any federal bailout of the Bankrupt
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Carrier must protect workers from layoffs.
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That follows reports that the Trump administration is in talks to offer half a billion dollars
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in financing in exchange for some 90 percent control of the airline.
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At the White House yesterday, President Trump even floated the idea of buying the airline
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A lawyer for the carrier says liquidation could cost as many as 17,000 jobs.
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Spirit had hoped to emerge from bankruptcy later this year, but a spike in fuel costs tied
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to the Iran War has complicated those plans.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today he has received treatment for prostate
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cancer and is now healthy.
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It's the first time he's publicly acknowledged the diagnosis.
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The 76-year-old says he had prostate surgery almost two years ago, and that a more recent
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tumor was successfully treated with radiation therapy.
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He asked that a public announcement be delayed due to the war with Iran.
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On Wall Street today, stocks ended mixed amid ongoing uncertainty over the war.
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The Dow Jones industrial average fell about 80 points.
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The Nasdaq jumped nearly 400 points.
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The S&P 500 also closed out the week in positive territory.
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Still to come on the news hour, David Brooks and Jonathan K. Park weigh in on the week's
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political headlines.
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We travel to Chernobyl 40 years after the worst nuclear disaster in world history.
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And a new memoir from the admiral who oversaw the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
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This is the P.V.S. News Hour from the David M. Rubenstein Studio at W.E.T.A. in Washington
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at quarters of P.V.S. News.