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NPR justice correspondent Ryan Lucas joins us now with the latest on this investigation into what the FBI is calling a terrorist attack. Hi, Ryan. Hi there. Ryan, the driver has been identified as Shamsuddin Jabbar. He was a U.S. citizen. What else do we know about him and why he decided to carry out this attack?

NPR justice correspondent Ryan Lucas joins us now with the latest on this investigation into what the FBI is calling a terrorist attack. Hi, Ryan. Hi there. Ryan, the driver has been identified as Shamsuddin Jabbar. He was a U.S. citizen. What else do we know about him and why he decided to carry out this attack?

So what does the FBI mean when it says this attack was inspired by ISIS?

So what does the FBI mean when it says this attack was inspired by ISIS?

So what does the FBI mean when it says this attack was inspired by ISIS?

Right. And it seems terrorism doesn't necessarily dominate headlines in the U.S. now like it did, say, a decade ago. For a lot of people, it seemed like the threat of a mass casualty terrorist attack in the U.S. had kind of disappeared. You cover this stuff. What have you been hearing?

Right. And it seems terrorism doesn't necessarily dominate headlines in the U.S. now like it did, say, a decade ago. For a lot of people, it seemed like the threat of a mass casualty terrorist attack in the U.S. had kind of disappeared. You cover this stuff. What have you been hearing?

Right. And it seems terrorism doesn't necessarily dominate headlines in the U.S. now like it did, say, a decade ago. For a lot of people, it seemed like the threat of a mass casualty terrorist attack in the U.S. had kind of disappeared. You cover this stuff. What have you been hearing?

Well, I want to turn quickly to the other incident we saw on New Year's Day, the Cybertruck explosion outside a Trump Hotel in Las Vegas. Now, was that connected to what happened in New Orleans?

Well, I want to turn quickly to the other incident we saw on New Year's Day, the Cybertruck explosion outside a Trump Hotel in Las Vegas. Now, was that connected to what happened in New Orleans?

Well, I want to turn quickly to the other incident we saw on New Year's Day, the Cybertruck explosion outside a Trump Hotel in Las Vegas. Now, was that connected to what happened in New Orleans?

Well, that's NPR justice correspondent Ryan Lucas. Ryan, thanks so much for joining us. Thank you.

Well, that's NPR justice correspondent Ryan Lucas. Ryan, thanks so much for joining us. Thank you.

Well, that's NPR justice correspondent Ryan Lucas. Ryan, thanks so much for joining us. Thank you.

Oh, things got tense. Republican Mike Johnson had to fight attempts to oust him before he was re-elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. NPR congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh was at the Capitol for opening day and joins us now. Good morning. Good morning, Eric. So we saw in real time the House Republicans' narrow majority.

Oh, things got tense. Republican Mike Johnson had to fight attempts to oust him before he was re-elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. NPR congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh was at the Capitol for opening day and joins us now. Good morning. Good morning, Eric. So we saw in real time the House Republicans' narrow majority.

Oh, things got tense. Republican Mike Johnson had to fight attempts to oust him before he was re-elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. NPR congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh was at the Capitol for opening day and joins us now. Good morning. Good morning, Eric. So we saw in real time the House Republicans' narrow majority.

How did Mike Johnson keep his party together to get a second term as Speaker?

How did Mike Johnson keep his party together to get a second term as Speaker?

How did Mike Johnson keep his party together to get a second term as Speaker?