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community as Jay Clayton, currently the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New
York, at his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday, Democrats repeatedly grilled him on the President's claim of fraud in the 2020 presidential election, as MPR's Greg Myri reports. Several Democratic senators asked Jay Clayton, the nominee for director of national intelligence, who won the 2020 election. Clayton said Joe Biden was certified as president, but didn't say outright that Biden won. The tone escalated as George's John Ossoff pressed Clayton.
“I think I can answer the question. We can keep doing this. Well, we're going to keep doing”
it because you're not being honest and forthright. I'm not going to engage in the theater. Republicans control the intelligence committee and can send Clayton's nomination to the full Senate without any Democratic support. A vote is expected next week. Greg Myri, MPR News, Washington acting attorney general Todd Blanch was also on Capitol Hill Wednesday for his confirmation hearing. Much of the hearing's focus was on the so-called anti-weaponization
fund that would have compensated allies of President Trump who'd been prosecuted for crimes. Blanch insisted that it is not moving forward, but lawmakers, including Republican Senator John Gordon, said the Trump administration is not committed to that in writing. Iran has released an American woman who's been trapped in the country for the past year and a
“half. President Trump calls it a goodwill gesture even as a war with Iran heats up again,”
as MPR's Michelle Kelliman reports. 53-year-old Dan Karrari runs a non-profit organization that helps poor children in Iran when she went to Iran to see family in December of 2024, she was blocked from leaving and then faced with her lawyer, Jared Gensor describes as a coercive exit ban. She's was subjected to roughly two dozen interrogations, and ultimately was accused
of collaboration with the hostile state and espionage, but was never actually charged with those
crimes. Nor was she detained when a court ordered exit ban expired and April Gensor says he urged U.S. negotiators to push for her release. He credits President Trump for making it happen. Michelle Kelliman and B.R. News, Washington. Mr. Weather Service, warning that widespread flooding could remain a threat in the Texas Hill Country through at least Friday. Heavy downpours have been
“drenching the region this week. Officials say more than 40 people have been rescued from high”
water, with most of those rescues in the U.S. of all-de-county area. Great short-res lives there. She says washed out roads are shocking thing to see. I have seen quite a bit of flooding in my lifetime from growing up there, but nothing just dramatic. Nearly 60 Texas counties remain under a flood watch. This is in PR. Police in Hong Kong say five booksellers have been arrested for allegedly selling seditious publications, saying in a statement they are suspected of breaching
the controversial National Security Law Beijing imposed in 2020. U.S. marked the third round of
raids and independent bookstores in recent months. Argentina has had it back to the World Cup final fans were treated to another nail-biter victory in the knockout round this time. Argentina beat England two goals to one in Wednesday's semi-final here's in PR's Becky Sullivan. The defending jams are defeat defying escape artists. In every knockout game so far Argentina has come face to face with elimination. They have gone to extra time twice entrailed late into other games including
in this semi-final in Atlanta against England. And it's a physical game England scored first, but that just seemed to uncork Argentina who cranked up the intensity as they took shot after shot late in the second half it felt inevitable they would score and in the 85th minute they did. Inzo Fernandez hit a rocket in from outside the penalty area. Then soon after his teammate Laptaro Martinez put Argentina ahead with his stoppage time header assisting on both goals,
Superstar Leonile Messi. Now Argentina's headed to the final for a possible repeat. This time they'll face Spain, a defensive juggernaut that has allowed its opponents only one goal in the entire World Cup. Becky Sullivan and Pierre News Atlanta. One of golf major tournaments getting underway Thursday the 154th British Open being played at Royal Burkhdale on the Irish Sea Coast North of Liverpool the four cast for the sort of hot weather and bright sunshine
that's baked this course, Scottie Sheffler is the defending champion. This is in PR News. The last time Antonio May's senior heard from his son it was in a note the 16-year-old left in the family's garage. He told me you've no make me cry. Antonio Junior left home to join a protest in Seattle a week later he was shot and killed there. I need some a ref me just as far as my son. Listen to we keep us safe on the embedded podcast
