NPR News: 04-30-2026 10PM EDT
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. President Trump has signed a bill ending the record-long shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security. The measure excludes money for ICE and parts of Border Patrol. As NPR's Sam Greenglass reports, it caps two and a half months of bitter debate over deportation and immigration enforcement tactics that resulted in the deaths of two people in Minneapolis.
Funding for DHS was first caught up in debate between Republicans and Democrats over funding for two of its agencies, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection. Senate Republicans struck a deal with Democrats, blessed by the White House to separate ICE and Border Patrol. so funding could flow again to other agencies like TSA and the Coast Guard. But when that measure reached the House, it sat for a month amid disagreements within the GOP. The House finally acted as money that Trump was using to keep paychecks flowing to many DHS workers was set to run out. Republicans are advancing a separate measure to fund ICE and Border Patrol using a maneuver Democrats can't block.
Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is clashing with Democratic lawmakers in Congress for a second day. Hank Seth rejected accusations from New York Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand that the Iran war was launched without evidence of an imminent threat and waged with no coherent strategy.
We did not have any evidence that Iran intended to imminently attack this country in any way, shape or form. So I disagree with your assessment that we were under threat.
Do you not believe them when they say death to America?
Listen, our adversaries use rhetoric all the time. What I'm concerned about is we are not safer. And I would just like to know why you have not sought the support of the American people. And three out of five Americans are against this war today.
Hegseth said opponents to the war failed to recognize the many successes of the military against the Islamic Republic over the last two months. Louisiana state officials are suspending the upcoming U.S. House primary elections following the Supreme Court's decision to reject Louisiana's congressional map, calling it an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. Mel Bridges with Member Station WWNO reports.
Governor Jeff Landry is postponing the election, but only for House seats. Absentee voting for the May 16th primary in the state has already begun and early voting begins Saturday. The governor and the secretary of state did not say when the House elections will be rescheduled to. This comes after the Supreme Court ruled Louisiana's redrawn congressional map relied too heavily on race and gave it back to the state to redraw. In a statement, Landry says the executive order gives the legislature time to redraw the congressional map. The American Civil Liberties Union and Legal Defense Fund had previously threatened legal action if the state tried to delay the May 16th election. For NPR News, I'm Mel Bridges in New Orleans.
The U.S. stock market resumed its record-setting climb today as profits kept piling up for big businesses. This is NPR News. The Trump administration is appealing a judge's order as it tries to cut the number of vaccines recommended for kids. Last month, a judge blocked Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 's decision to end recommendations for all children to be vaccinated against flu, hepatitis, meningitis, RSV, and others. The order remains in effect while the appeal is being considered. It appears AI is not better than alternatives when it comes to forecasting extreme weather. NPR's Rebecca Hersher reports a new study finds AI misjudges extremely hot and extremely cold weather.
Researchers compared AI weather models to other forecasting models that use physics to see which was better at predicting extreme weather events. The authors, who are climate scientists in Germany and Switzerland, found that AI was not as accurate when it came to very hot weather, very cold weather, and wind storms.
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