Ryan Lucas

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Attorney General Bondi says Thompson was a father of two young children and is killing a premeditated cold-blooded assassination that shocked America. She says after careful consideration, she has instructed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Thompson's accused killer, Luigi Mangione. Bondi says this decision is in line with President Trump's agenda to stop violent crime.

Attorney General Bondi says Thompson was a father of two young children and is killing a premeditated cold-blooded assassination that shocked America. She says after careful consideration, she has instructed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Thompson's accused killer, Luigi Mangione. Bondi says this decision is in line with President Trump's agenda to stop violent crime.

Federal prosecutors charged Mangione in December with several offenses, including using a firearm to commit murder. The 26-year-old also faces charges at the state level. Mangione's attorney says that in seeking the death penalty against him, the Justice Department has moved from the dysfunctional to the barbaric. Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington.

Federal prosecutors charged Mangione in December with several offenses, including using a firearm to commit murder. The 26-year-old also faces charges at the state level. Mangione's attorney says that in seeking the death penalty against him, the Justice Department has moved from the dysfunctional to the barbaric. Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington.

Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee pushed Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe for answers, particularly after the full group chat chain was made public by The Atlantic. It showed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth texting details on timing, weapons and attack sequencing of the U.S. airstrikes in Yemen. Here's Colorado Democrat Jason Crow.

Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee pushed Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe for answers, particularly after the full group chat chain was made public by The Atlantic. It showed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth texting details on timing, weapons and attack sequencing of the U.S. airstrikes in Yemen. Here's Colorado Democrat Jason Crow.

Crowe, who is a former U.S. Army Ranger, said the refusal to accept responsibility is outrageous and a leadership failure, and he called on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to resign. Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington.

Crowe, who is a former U.S. Army Ranger, said the refusal to accept responsibility is outrageous and a leadership failure, and he called on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to resign. Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington.

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Well, there are a couple of issues here. First off, this group chat reportedly involved sensitive strategy discussions among top US officials, including the vice president. And it also reportedly involved discussions about targeting, about weapons and attack sequencing of US military strikes in Yemen before those airstrikes happened.

Well, there are a couple of issues here. First off, this group chat reportedly involved sensitive strategy discussions among top US officials, including the vice president. And it also reportedly involved discussions about targeting, about weapons and attack sequencing of US military strikes in Yemen before those airstrikes happened.

Well, there are a couple of issues here. First off, this group chat reportedly involved sensitive strategy discussions among top US officials, including the vice president. And it also reportedly involved discussions about targeting, about weapons and attack sequencing of US military strikes in Yemen before those airstrikes happened.

These discussions weren't on a secure US government communication system. They Instead, we're in a group chat set up by National Security Advisor Mike Waltz on the Signal messaging app, which is commercially available, widely used by all sorts of folks. Our colleague Tom Bowman is reporting that the Pentagon warned actually just last week against using Signal even for unclassified information.

These discussions weren't on a secure US government communication system. They Instead, we're in a group chat set up by National Security Advisor Mike Waltz on the Signal messaging app, which is commercially available, widely used by all sorts of folks. Our colleague Tom Bowman is reporting that the Pentagon warned actually just last week against using Signal even for unclassified information.

These discussions weren't on a secure US government communication system. They Instead, we're in a group chat set up by National Security Advisor Mike Waltz on the Signal messaging app, which is commercially available, widely used by all sorts of folks. Our colleague Tom Bowman is reporting that the Pentagon warned actually just last week against using Signal even for unclassified information.

The Pentagon said Russian hackers are targeting the app to spy on people of interest. So that's issue number one. Issue number two here is that a journalist, the editor of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, was included in this group chat. And that, of course, is a serious security breach.

The Pentagon said Russian hackers are targeting the app to spy on people of interest. So that's issue number one. Issue number two here is that a journalist, the editor of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, was included in this group chat. And that, of course, is a serious security breach.