"Li from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh.
This is the busiest primary election day of the 2026 midterm so far, and PR's Dominican
“Montenaro is following races where voters across several time zones are deciding key”
contests up and down the ballot. "There are six states that are voting from Pennsylvania to the South and Kentucky, Alabama and Georgia, to out west in Oregon and Idaho. We're really heading into the heat of primary season here. The race I've got my closest eye on tonight is in Kentucky, a congressional race where
Republican Thomas Massey is in a fight for his political life because of his high-profile disagreements with President Trump, especially in including wanting those Epstein files released." NPR is Dominican Montenaro reporting. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche went to Capitol Hill today in testimony before Senate
lawmakers, he defended a nearly $1.8 billion fund created to compensate people affected by what President Trump calls "the weaponization of the Justice Department under the Biden administration." Here's NPR's Ryan Lucas.
“"The Justice Department announced the nearly $1.8 billion fund as part of a settlement agreement”
with President Trump who in return dropped his lawsuit against the IRS. The Department says it will consider claims from people who were victims of weaponization and law fair." Democratic senators slam the settlement as a slush fund. Here's Washington Democrat Patty Murray.
This is corruption that has never been more blatant or more right-spit.
What is happening is you write the check, Trump and his county's cashet, American taxpayers who are already being worked with high prices are going to put the bill." Blanche defended the arrangement and said Democrats and Republicans could submit claims. He also didn't rule out that January 6, the Capitol rioters could be eligible to receive payments.
Ryan Lucas and PR News, Washington. The three men killed in yesterday's attack on a mosque in San Diego, or being remembered today, is heroes for helping save worshipers as two young people open fire.
“Yimam Taha Hassan, the director of the Islamic Center of San Diego.”
"We are used to receiving hate males, hate messages, people driving by and cursing and all that stuff, but such horrible crime, we have never expected this." The FBI, Special Agent and Charge, Mark Ramley, described materials found in the vehicle
where the 17 and 18-year-old suspected shooters were later found dead of apparently self-inflicted
gunshot wounds. "Right is, in various ideologies, outlining religious and racial beliefs of how the world they envisioned should look. These subjects did not discriminate on who they hated." He says authorities also carried out three search warrants at residences to of which turned
up large amounts of firearms. From Washington, this is NPR News. Home Depot, widely viewed as a barometer for consumer spending nationwide, is reporting somewhat better than expected financial results. Here's then Pierre Scott Horsley.
Home Depot's sales were up in the most recent quarter, and while profits were down, they fell less than four casters had expected. The sluggish housing market has been a drag on home improvement centers. Home Depot's one of several major retailers, investors, are watching this week, as they try to take the temperature of the U.S. consumer.
Gasoline prices are inching up again, as we approach the Memorial Day weekend, which traditionally marks the beginning of the summer driving season. Triple A's is the average price of regular gas, is $4.53 a gallon. Triple A prices have fallen slightly, but are still above $100 a barrel. Scott Horsley and Pierre News, Washington.
Britain's Prince William plans to sell a fifth of the Duchy of Cornwall Estate in the next decade, and use a money to address climate change and bill housing. More from NPR's Jeff Brady. The Duchy of Cornwall is managed by the eldest son of the monarch and has property holdings valued at $1.3 billion.
Prince William's plans were revealed in a times of London interview with the Duchy's chief executive. The Duchy's 232 net zero goal is nearly two decades ahead of a similar goal in the Paris Climate Agreement, so I need to say that's necessary to avoid the worst consequences of a hotter climate.
The plans include building renewable energy and switching from fossil fuels to cleaner electricity. The royal family is under pressure to reveal more about its finances and provide more value for taxpayers. Jeff Brady and Pierre News. The Dow is closed down more than 300 points, this is NPR.
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