Chapter 1: What were the findings of the investigation into the January 6th pipe bombs?
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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. After a nearly five-year investigation into who put pipe bombs near the U.S. Capitol complex ahead of the January 6th insurrection, The FBI believes it has its man. Here's Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Early this morning, Brian Cole Jr. was arrested and charged with placing the pipe bombs at the RNC and the DNC on January 5th, 2021.
The suspect's being charged with transporting an explosive device in interstate commerce and attempted malicious destruction by means of explosive materials. The Pentagon's inspector general says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth risked the safety of U.S. troops by sharing key information on a planned U.S. bombing mission in Yemen.
NPR's Greg Myrie reports Hegseth says he's been cleared of any wrongdoing.
The lengthy report by the inspector general says Secretary Hegseth, quote, created a risk to operational security that could have resulted in potential harm to U.S. pilots. Back in March, Hegseth used the publicly available signal messaging app to share detailed information on a U.S. airstrike against Houthi forces in Yemen.
The information Hegseth received from the general overseeing the operation was marked secret. Hegseth then shared the contents, which included, quote, strike times of manned U.S. aircraft over hostile territory approximately two to four hours before the execution of those strikes. Hegseth responded to the report on X, saying, total exoneration, case closed. Greg Myrie, NPR News, Washington.
Vaccine advisors to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unexpectedly postponed controversial votes on changing the current recommendation of universal immunization of newborns against hepatitis B. The hepatitis B virus attacks the liver. The disease has no cure, and chronic infection can lead to serious outcomes such as liver cancer, cirrhosis, and death.
The risks are much higher for people who get infected as infants. The Trump administration has recently fired more than a dozen additional immigration judges, bringing the total number of terminated judges to 90. NPR's Ximena Bustillo reports.
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Chapter 2: What risks did Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pose to U.S. troops?
as a young man who later took their life. I think they were all amazing people, but that is a very sobering fact for me, and I'm glad I never got to that point.
Montez's story is featured in the documentary Vinny-isms on Amazon Prime Video, and also later today on NPR's All Things Considered. The Dow is down 120 points. This is NPR News.