"Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilnon.
A White House official tells NPR that the White House correspondents dinner shooting
“suspect, Cole Allen, sent his family members what the White House is calling a manifesto,”
just minutes before the incident. On CBS's 60 minutes Sunday night, President Trump was asked about possible mentions of sexual misconduct in those writings, those mentions are not attributed to any one person. "Well, I was waiting for you to read that because I knew you would, because you're your horrible people, horrible people."
Yeah, he did write that, "I'm not a rapist, I didn't rape anybody." "Oh, you didn't have to do that." "I think you was my friend." "Excuse me, I'm not a pedophile." "You read that crap from some sick person.
I got associated with all the stuff that has nothing to do with me. I was totally exonerated. Your friends on the other side of the plate are the ones that were involved with let's say Epstein or other things."
“NPR is not confirmed the contents of Allen's writings.”
The strained relationship between the White House and the EU did not prevent European leaders from expressing their relief that the president and his cabinet members were unharmed after the shooting at the correspondent's dinner. Terry Schultz has more. "European Council President Antonio Costa said the incident was "deeply unsettling" and
praised the swift action of law enforcement and apprehending the shooter quickly. European Commission President Ursula Vandalayan chimed in with relief adding that violence has no place in politics ever." European Union Foreign Policy Chief Kaya-Kalis expressed relief in an expost that President Trump and all other attendees were uningered, writing "an event meant to honor a free press
should never become a scene of fear.
For NPR news, I'm Terry Schultz and Brussels." The federal reserve is set to hold its latest policy meeting this week. It may be Jerome Paul's last time presiding over the gathering as the chair of that central bank. NPR's Raphael Nam has more on that story. "Power's term as chair is due to expire in May, but he has said he wouldn't step down until
a criminal investigation by the Department of Justice into renovations being done at the Fed was dropped. Powell had blasted the probe as being intended to pressure the central bank into lowering interest rates, the DOJ dropped that investigation on Friday, paving the way for the confirmation of Kevin Worsh, who has been nominated by President Trump to succeed Powell.
That makes it likely Powell will step down as chair. The question, though, is whether he stays on the Fed's board. Powell doesn't have to announce he's positioned this week, but a lot of eyes will definitely be on him," Raphael Nam in PR News. "In trading an Asia Monday, the Cospy, Nikkei, and Taiwan markets all set record highs on AI optimism.
This is NPR News." Two wildfires are continuing to burn in Southeastern Georgia at this hour. The highway 82 fires just 6% contained, and has burned more than 31 square miles. That fire has been burning since April 20th, and 70 miles to the southwest and another fire has consumed more than 46 square miles near the state's border with Florida.
Some states that use the Colorado River, trying to break a standstill in negotiations about sharing its water. Azalex Hager, Member Station KJZZ reports. They're calling for talks to resume with the mediator in the room. "The states haven't met for negotiations in over two months.
If they can't reach a deal for sharing the shrinking water supply, the federal government will likely force big, unpopular cutbacks that could trigger lawsuits. Now, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and New Mexico are calling for a mediator to join those talks. And help states lay down their sorts. Becky Mitchell represents Colorado."
"This is really trying to see if we can break any of the deadlock and set aside the legal theories and try to find a way to get to a deal." "It's not clear exactly who would mediate the talks. Colorado's Mitchell says it should be a decision among all seven states that use the river's water. For NPR News, I'm Alex Hager and Phoenix."
Despite poor reviews and production difficulties, the biopic Michael danced into movie theaters this weekend, bringing in 97 million dollars from North American theaters. That shattered the record for music biopics. The film was co-produced by the late performers of state, including international sales abroad in 217 million dollars.
The Super Mario Galaxy movie finished in second with 21.2 million,
and Project Hail Mary added 13.2 million to its total. "I'm Dale Willman, NPR News." Every episode of NPR's "It's Been A Minute" podcast starts with a question about how
“culture shapes our lives. How are we spending too much on other people's weddings?”
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