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Jack Spear
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speier. President Trump says he wants to reopen California's Alcatraz as a federal prison. NPR's Windsor Johnson reports. The move is raising questions about whether the island penitentiary can be brought back into operation more than 60 years after it was shut down.
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President Trump says he wants to reopen Alcatraz to house what he calls the worst criminals, reviving the image of one of the nation's most notorious prisons. But can it happen? Experts say the costs would be staggering. There's currently no functioning infrastructure and mostly everything would have to be rebuilt. The island was closed in March of 1963 because it became too costly to maintain. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Alcatraz was nearly three times more expensive to operate than any other federal penitentiary. Additionally, the island is now a protected historical site managed by the National Park Service, and reopening the prison would likely require a congressional act. Windsor Johnston, NPR News, Washington.
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Jack Spear
Veterans groups say what President Trump is calling a big beautiful bill includes a dangerous loophole. NPR's Quill Lawrence reports. It would make the GI Bill benefits more accessible to for profit schools.
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Quill Lawrence
The Republican policy bill working its way through Congress currently includes a repeal of the rule that says for profit schools can get no more than 90% of their revenue from federal funding. It's a market test to make sure at least 10% of students would pay their own money to go. For years, though, there was a loophole. GI Bill benefits were counted in that 10%. That meant for profit schools aggressively targeted veterans for enrollment, including so called diploma mills that drained veterans benefits without providing a useful degree. Legislation finally closed that loophole in 2023, but veterans advocacy groups are flagging a line in the current Republican draft bill that would eliminate the 9010 rule altogether. Quill Lawrence, NPR News.
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Jack Spear
Georgia Republican Governor Brian Kemp says he will not run for U.S. senate next year rule Bally of member station WABE reports. It's a setback for national Republicans who wanted Kemp to challenge Georgia's Democratic incumbent.
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Raul Bally
In a social media post, Kemp says he told President Donald Trump and US Senate leadership of his decision and that he would work to a Republican nominee who could win in Georgia next year. State and national Republicans believe Kemp would be the best candidate to challenge John Ossoff, the only incumbent Democratic U.S. senator running next year in a state Trump won in 2024, Kemp defeated popular Democratic figure Stacey Abrams twice for governor, along with defeating a Trump backed Republican challenger in 2022. Possible options for Kemp include running for Georgia's other U.S. senate seat or for president in 2028. For NPR News, I'm Raul Bally in Atlanta.
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Jack Spear
On Wall street, the dow is down 98 points. This is NPR. The event known as the Conclave, where a successor to Pope Francis will be chosen begins this week and, as per tradition, will be cloaked in secrecy. All the Vatican personnel involved in the process take an oath, a violation of which would result in automatic excommunication. At a ceremony today mandated by Vatican law, participants took that oath. Nearly 135 cardinal electors gathered at the Sistine Chapel to be in the process of voting in secret. This year's Pulitzer Prizes honoring journalism, music and letters have been announced. The New York Times won four awards and the New Yorker 3. NPR's Andrew Limbong has more.
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Andrew Limbong
One of those New York Times wins went to Doug Mills for his work photographing the attempted assassination on President Trump in July. He told NPR in an interview the day after that he didn't realize what he had caught on camera until after he sent his photos to his editor.
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Quill Lawrence
She said there's actually a picture with a bullet going behind him. And I said, oh, my God.
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Andrew Limbong
The staff of the Washington Post won the breaking news reporting award for their coverage of that day, and Reuters won for its investigative reporting into the fentanyl industry. Author Percival Everett won for his novel James, and the biography award went to David Greenberg for his book about the late Congressman John Lewis. Andrew Limbong and Peer News.
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Jack Spear
President Trump today announced the 2027 NFL Draft will be held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. flanked by D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Josh Harris, owner of the Washington Commanders football team. The most recent draft in late April, was hosted in Green bay. It drew 600,000 fans over three days. Pittsburgh will host the event next year. I'm Jack Spear, NPR News.
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