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"Live from MPR News," I'm Jail Snyder.

President Trump says he will hold off on a military attack on Iran that had been planned

for today.

He says leaders from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE asked him to hold off because

they believe a deal will be reached with Iran in Piers' deepest shiver on reports. Trump posted on social media Sunday a warning to Iran that the clock was ticking, and they better move fast or quote, "There won't be anything left of them." Now, though, Trump says there won't be a scheduled attack on Iran tomorrow. But he has informed military leaders to prepare to move forward with an attack and his words

on a moment's notice if a deal isn't reached. Trump continues to be emphatic that any deal reached will ensure Iran does not have a nuclear weapon. The war with Iran has lasted weeks longer than Trump had originally predicted, and its damaging Trump's approval ratings, even in his own party.

Keep a shiver on and PR news the White House. Trump's federal judge has dismissed the case President Trump filed against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns years ago, and Piers' carry Johnson reports it was the first known instance of a president suing the government he leads.

U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams says court rules allow a plan if to walk away from

a case if they file no papers. And there's no role now for her to review the IRS dispute. The Justice Department says Trump will receive an apology, but no financial payment.

Instead, DOJ's launching what it calls an anti-weaponization fund of nearly $1.8 billion

to compensate people who allegedly were unfairly prosecuted by the Biden administration. That could include defendants who storm the capital and attack law enforcement on January 6, 2021. Donald Sherman of citizens who are responsibility and ethics in Washington says that deals among the most corrupt in U.S. history.

Johnson, in PR news, Washington. Lee's in San Diego say they are investigating Monday shooting at a mosque as a hate crime. The shooting happened at the Islamic Center of San Diego police say two teenage suspects open fire, killing three men before killing themselves. The police chief says the suspects were found dead in a nearby vehicle.

Union leader Kevin Sexton says he's looking forward to getting North America's largest

commuter rail system back on track.

We have good news today, we're pleased to announce that the parties have reached an agreement. Due to the nature of the negotiations, we cannot discuss the specifics. What I can say is we are looking forward to our members getting back to work. Sexton is a national vice president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Train Men.

He announced a deal with the operators of the Long Island Railroad Monday, 90 did not offer details, but said the Union would not have agreed if the deal was not favorable. The Union walked off the job on Saturday forcing some 250,000 commuters to find alternatives. And you're listening to MPR news. Prosecutors in Minnesota have charged a U.S. immigration and customs enforcement officer

with assault and connection with the shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant in Minneapolis in January during the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in a county attorney Mary Moriardey said Monday that 53-year-old Christian Castro has been charged with four felony counts and a misdemeanor of falsely reporting a crime. Sovereign tribal nations are able to move forward on climate work despite the loss of federal

funding to address climate change, Ellis Julan with Montana Public Radio. As more on how one tribe is mitigating the impacts of longer, hotter, wildfire seasons. The Black Indian Reservation is home to the Confederated Salish and Cootney Tribes in Northwest Montana. When wildfires burn, smoke pools, and the glacially carved valley, wildfire smoke inhalation

has negative health impacts and human cause climate change is making wildfire seasons longer. Mike Durglow Jr. is the Confederated Salish and Cootney Tribes climate change coordinator. This year, he's opening clean air centers in three of the reservations six towns. They're buildings with proper air filtration that serve as a refuge. This is a place where people can go where they know that the air is going to be good.

This is one of several things Durglow's doing is part of the Confederated Tribes' climate action plan. Despite shifts in federal funding, he knows he's doing all he can to prepare his community for a warming world. For NPR News, I'm Ellis Julan in Ronan, Montana.

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