Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.
Two Democratic senators are demanding answers from the Treasury Department about the decision
to settle a case over the leak of President Trump's tax returns.
NPR's Kerry Johnson reports the lawmakers want a watchdog to investigate the arrangement.
Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Ron Wyden of Oregon are writing officials at the Treasury Department
to get more detail about what they call an outrageously corrupt deal that creates
a nearly $2 billion taxpayer fund that could compensate January 6 rioters and other Trump allies.
The senators want the inspector general for tax administration to probe whether any laws have been broken
that bar political interference in the audit work of the IRS.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is defending the settlement.
Asserting Trump and his family will not receive any direct financial benefit.
But the deal also seems to shield Trump from any legal problems over his past tax returns.
Carrie Johnson, NPR News, Washington.
Officials with the CDC says they're sending seven Ebola experts
from Atlanta to Central Africa to help contain the current outbreak.
Dr. Satish Pillai is the agency's incident manager for Ebola response.
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The World Health Organization says the number of suspected deaths from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo stands
at 177. Neighboring Uganda has reported three new confirmed cases of the virus.
About 40,000 people remain under evacuation orders in Southern California because of a hazardous chemical leak.