NPR News: 09-29-2025 5AM EDT
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingly. Authorities in Michigan say the gunman who rammed his pickup truck into a church, started shooting, and then set the building on fire was a 40-year-old former U.S. Marine. The attack at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc left at least four people dead and eight others injured. Responding police shot and killed the gunman. Reuben Coleman is the acting special agent in charge with the FBI's Detroit field office.
This act of violence has no place in our state or anywhere else in our country. The FBI is committed to continue finding out the facts, circumstances, and motives behind this tragedy.
The gunman was identified as Thomas Jacob Sanford, who lived in nearby Burton, Michigan. Authorities have been searching the ruins of the church for other possible victims. Hundreds of people were attending the church service at the time of the attack. The state of Oregon is suing the Trump administration to try to block the president from deploying National Guard troops to Portland to combat crime, as Trump did in Washington, D.C. Tiffany Kamhai with Oregon Public Broadcasting reports on what the governor is saying.
What happened in the Grand Blanc church attack and who is the suspect?
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek says sending National Guard members to the state's largest city is an abuse of federal power. Kotek says she's working closely with Oregon's attorney general on litigation that alleges the move is unlawful. Oregon is our home. It is not a military target. And we're going to fight back to make sure that we can keep Oregon safe. The suit seeks a temporary restraining order to block the deployment of armed forces. President Trump has been threatening to send troops to Portland for weeks, citing security concerns at the city's Immigration and Customs Enforcement Facility. For NPR News, I'm Tiffany Kamhai in Portland.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will be addressing hundreds of U.S. military admirals and generals tomorrow at Marine Base Quantico in Virginia. NPR's Tom Bowman reports.
Secretary Hegseth and his staff have said little about the reason for ordering senior officers from around the world to attend the morning meeting. Sources tell NPR Hegseth is expected to talk about homeland defense and tell the admirals and generals about the ongoing plan to restore what he calls a warrior ethos, a move that includes toughening physical fitness standards for the troops. Hegseth has repeatedly said the military is too woke and focused on diversity. He has fired multiple senior officers citing these reasons or suggesting they got their jobs because of diversity. Hegseth has also said the military is top-heavy with senior officers and wants to cut their numbers by 20 percent. Tom Bowman, NPR News.
President Trump tells NBC News he plans to attend that meeting. This is NPR News from Washington. Later today at the White House, President Trump plans to meet with congressional leaders to see if they can come to some kind of an agreement to prevent a government shutdown. Congress has until tomorrow night to pass a spending bill to keep the government funded. The president canceled a meeting with Democratic leaders in Congress last week when he described their demands as unserious. The latest numbers on employment in the U.S. are due out at the end of the week. NPR's Rafael Nam has more.
Over the past several months, the U.S.
What statements have authorities and the FBI released about the church shooting?
has been creating a lot fewer jobs than economists had expected. That has led to concerns that the economy may be weaker than many investors had anticipated. So investors are keenly waiting for the latest employment numbers for September due out on Friday. There is a potential wrinkle, however. There could be a government shutdown this week unless Republicans and Democrats can clinch a short-term spending deal. A shutdown would delay the release of fall data by the government, including the jobs numbers, meaning investors may have to wait a little bit longer.
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