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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Libby Casey. Three men are dead after two shooters opened fire at a San Diego mosque today. The alleged shooters, aged 17 and 19, are also dead. They were found in a car with apparent self inflicted gunshot wounds. Mark Bremley is special agent in charge of the FBI's San Diego Field office.
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The FBI is meticulously assessing the situation and is prepared to employ every resource we have to uncover the facts of this incident. No community should have to go through such a tragic incident. But we will work tirelessly until we learn the truth.
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Law enforcement officials say one of the victims killed at the mosque was a security guard. President Trump has put his weight behind the challenger to incumbent Thomas Massie in Kentucky's 4th congressional district. It's among the most expensive house primaries in U.S. history. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was already traveling to the state and made what he stressed was a personal visit today in a last minute push for Ed Gallerin. Danny Villarreal Martinez of member station WVXU reports.
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Hexseth says President Trump requires a, quote, congress full of warriors and former U.S. navy SEAL Ed Gallerin is the best person for the job. At a rally in Hebron, Hexseth called Thomas Massie an obstructionist.
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President Trump does not need more people in Washington who are trying to make a point, especially from his own party. He needs people willing to help him win, to vote with him when it matters the most.
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Massie has voted with the Republican Party on issues like voter registration and immigration enforcement, but has been outspoken against a war in Iran. He also continues to call for the release of the Epstein files. For NPR News, I'm Dani Villarreal Martinez.
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President Trump is walking away from his lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns years ago. The Justice Department says Trump is getting no direct financial payment to end the case. Instead, he plans to compensate other people who claim they're the victims of weapon by the federal government. NPR's Carrie Johnson says ethics experts are calling the deal a way to reward Trump's allies with few guardrails.
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The Justice Department says it's creating an anti weaponization fund for $1.776 billion. That's 1776 after the country's founding. And that fund is going to consider claims from folks who say they suffered weaponization and lawfare that could include people who attacked the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, including defendants who be police that day. This money is taxpayer money. It's not clear the identities of people who win money from this fund will ever be reported to the public.
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NPR's Carrie Johnson. Before President Trump dropped his lawsuit, he and his Justice Department had faced a deadline this week to write briefings explaining whether the case had legal merit or was an attempt at self dealing. This is NPR News in Washington. The 70th annual Drama Desk Awards were handed out last night. While the honors recognize both Broadway and Off Broadway productions, they can often be a predictor of shows that stand a good chance of earning Tony awards in June. Reporter Jeff London says the recent winners are no exception.
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Two revivals came up big. Death of a Salesman, starring Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalfe, took four awards, including outstanding revival of a play and Ragtime took five awards, including outstanding revival of a musical. Schmigadoon was named outstanding musical and the Ballisters was named outstanding play. Other winners included John Lithgow playing author Roald Dahl in Giant and Leslie Manville as Jocasta in Oedipus. For NPR News, I'm Jeff London in New York.
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More than 145,000American children have likely had a parent detained in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. That's according to a new report released today by the Brookings Institution. Of those kids, more than one third were under 6 years old. The report estimates that more than 22,000American children have likely experienced the detention of both parents. Washington, D.C. and Texas have had the highest ratios of affected children. The Brookings report is based on a statistical analysis of the detainee population. It estimates that there are are more than twice as many US Children with detained parents than indicated by numbers supplied by the Department of Homeland Security. This is NPR News.
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