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before a Senate committee today under subpoena. He's expected to be questioned about the
“origins of COVID, as well as his personal diary entries related to the COVID pandemic.”
The Senate has confirmed Jay Clayton to be the Director of National Intelligence. The vote was along party lines 51 to 47. Clayton is a federal prosecutor who served as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. He's also the former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Clayton replaces acting director Bill Polty, who was appointed by President Trump after Tulsi Gabbard resigned in May. Senate Democrats expressed concerns
about Clayton when he declined to acknowledge Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election during his confirmation hearing. A funeral procession and a memorial service are being held
today in Columbia, South Carolina for the late Republican Senator Lindsey Graham. He died
earlier this month at the age of 71. NPR's Barbara Sprint says President Trump, members of Congress and foreign leaders were among those who attended yesterday's funeral service
“for Graham at the National Cathedral in Washington.”
Several of Graham's staff members served as honorary poll bears for the senator who served over 31 years in Congress. In attendance, were foreign leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, a reminder of Graham's role in advocating for both countries. Graham's niece, Emily Boggs Roberts, called him a family man.
"When my mom called, he answered. It didn't matter if he was about to walk into meeting with
the president or another world leader." Graham became primary caretaker to assist her darling after their parents died. She's now been appointed to serve out the remainder of his term. Barbara Sprint and PR News, Washington. "The Federal Reserve is expected to leave U.S. interest rates unchanged when it wraps up
“its latest policy meeting today. This is the second rate setting meeting being led by Fed”
Chair Kevin Worsh, as NPR's Scott Horsley reports." President Trump made it clear when he nominated Kevin Worsh that he wanted the Fed to lower interest rates, but that looks unlikely for the time being. Inflation is still well above the Fed's target, thanks in part to a wartime spike in gasoline prices. Forecasters think it's likely the central bank will hold its benchmark interest rates
steady today, and there's a possibility it could even push rates higher. Worsh told lawmakers earlier this month, he and his colleagues have no tolerance for elevated inflation. The Fed's also keeping a close eye on the job market, but with unemployment running just over 4%, regaining control of her prices, Ms. Central Bank's top priority for now. Scott Horshley and PR News Washington.
This is NPR News from Washington. The National Weather Service says Monday's tornado that tour across Northeastern Wisconsin was an EF-3 with winds of 140 miles per hour. The tornado remained on the ground for more than 20 minutes, destroying homes, flipping vehicles, and knocking down trees and power lines. It hit areas of Appleton and those south of there. Meteorologists say the tornado was 1,500 yards wide and stayed on the ground for about
12 miles. No deaths are reported. The governor declared a state of emergency in the affected areas. FIFA says it plans to sell stakes of the world cup to private investors as a way to raise billions of dollars. As NPR's Rafael Nom reports, the announcement from soccer's world governing body is sparking sharp criticism. It's a complicated plan. FIFA would create a separate company to oversee all commercial decisions for the men's and women's world
cup, as well as to other FIFA tournaments like the club world cup. And in this new venture, FIFA would partner with a firm called Thrive Eternal, run by Joshua Kushner. The brother of President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Thrive's role would be to bring in new minority investors to this commercial venture. Effectively selling a stake to the world cup, another FIFA tournaments to others. UFA, though, the body that governs European soccer strongly
opposes the plan, saying, quote, "None of us are the owners of football. It is not FIFA's to sell. Rafael Nom, NPR News." Wall Street Futures are higher this morning. I'm Dave Maddingley, NPR News in Washington. This message comes from the Date Line Original Podcast, Date Line, Missing in America. Each episode explores an unsolved disappearance where one new tip could make all the
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