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Live from NPR News. In Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. President Trump is moving to dismiss a $10 billion lawsuit he filed against the Internal Revenue Service. This is over the leak of his tax returns. NPR's Kerry Johnson reports. Democrats in Congress are trying to intervene.
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Lawyers for Trump have filed a notice to dismiss the unprecedented lawsuit against the government he leads. They say U.S. district Judge Kathleen Williams should have no role in probing the resolution of the case. But 93 Democrats in Congress trying to intervene to call attention to what they call a brazen example of corruption. The Justice Department has not yet provided details of the settlement. Watchdogs worry it will give the president access to an alleged slush fund to reward allies with few guardrails. It's not clear whether the judge in Florida will try to demand more answers from the administration. She had scheduled a hearing for next week. Carrie Johnson, NPR News, Washington.
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A federal jury will begin deliberating in Oakland, California today in in a civil trial brought by billionaire Elon Musk. He alleges artificial intelligence company OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman stole a charity.
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Musk alleges the company was set up as a nonprofit to benefit humanity.
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And then Altman and OpenAI have strayed from that. NPR's John Ruich has more.
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Musk argues that OpenAI and Altman strayed from the original mission and have profited from it. He wants the for profit arm of the company to be unwound and billions of dollars in damages to be put into Open AI's charitable foundation. He also wants Altman and company President Greg Brockman removed from their roles at the company. Open the eyes. Lawyers say Musk has a case of sour grapes. He was at OpenAI when it got started, but left after a disagreement about how to run it. He's since gone on to found his own for profit AI company called XAI. Now the 9 person jury will decide if Musk filed his suit within the statute of limitations and whether or not Altman and Brockman breached a charitable trust. John Ruich, NPR News.
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The U.S. and Israel are preparing for a possible renewal of full scale war with Iran. A decision could come soon, as NPR's Daniel Estrin reports from Tel Aviv.
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Look up at the skies in Tel Aviv and you can see US Military cargo planes and aerial refueling jets in the air every day since the ceasefire with Iran. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump on Sunday discussed a possible renewal of full scale war with Iran, according to a person familiar with the matter, not authorized to discuss that publicly. President Trump said in a social media post. For Iran, the clock is ticking. Former Mossad official Seema Shain.
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I think we are very close to a decision of the president.
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Iran has been holding talks this weekend with Qatar, Turkey and Pakistan potentially looking for a diplomatic solution. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
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You're listening to NPR News from Washington. A New York state judge has ruled
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that some evidence can be introduced in the case against a man charged in
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the killing of an insurance executive. Authorities allege Luigi Mangione killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024.
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The state judge says some items, such as a gun and a notebook can
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be used in the trial, but other
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items such as a phone, passport, computer chip and wallet must be excluded.
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Mangione also faces federal charges in the killing. There are several primary elections tomorrow. That includes in Kentucky, where President Trump won in 2024 with more than 60% of the vote. Republican candidates in two races are hoping to win, even if Trump doesn't endorse them. From member station wuky, Karen Zarr has
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more candidates have clamored for Trump's endorsement, like Andy Barr, I'll always support Trump. Barr got Trump's endorsement over challenger Daniel Cameron for the Kentucky U.S. senate seat that will be vacated by Mitch McConnell. Trump also endorsed Ed Gowrine in his race for the 4th District congressional seat. Opponent Thomas Massie has become one of Trump's most vocal critics, in particular over the handling of the Epstein files. Still, Massie's ads call on Trump supporters.
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I agree with President Trump a whole lot more than I disagree.
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Only registered Republicans and Democrats can vote in Kentucky state primary races. For NPR News, I'm Karen Zarr in Lexington.
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And I'm Korva Coleman, NPR News, in Washington.
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