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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2025 |
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In today's newsletter: At least four people were killed after a man drove a vehicle into a Michigan church and opened fire. Top congressional leaders will meet with Trump as a government shutdown looms. And Oregon's governor sues the government after National Guard troops are mobilized to enter Portland. Here's what to know today. |
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At least four people were killed and several others wounded when authorities say a man opened fire at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, and set it ablaze in what a federal official called "an act of targeted violence." The gunman drove a vehicle into the church, got out and opened fire with an assault rifle, township Police Chief Bill Renye said. The first officers arrived within 30 seconds of initial reports, and law enforcement killed the shooter in the church's rear parking lot, he said. It's not clear what motivated the shooting, and officials did not disclose whether there was any known connection between the suspect and the church. First responders are in "recovery mode," sifting through debris from the blaze for additional bodies and evidence. Renye said the church is a "total loss" as a result of the fire, and there are some people still unaccounted for. One witness recalled seeing "bodies lying on the sidewalk" in the church parking lot. The suspect was identified as Thomas Jacob Sanford, a 40-year-old former Marine local to the area. His service included a deployment from August 2007 to March 2008 under Operation Iraqi Freedom, according to the Marine Corps. Here's what else we know. Follow the latest on this story on our liveblog. |
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President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with the top four congressional leaders today in a high-stakes sit-down at the White House that could determine whether the federal government shuts down at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. The Democratic leaders of the House and the Senate, Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer, as well as their Republican counterparts, House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, are expected to attend. Republicans are determined to flex their muscle after they won full control of the government last year, but they still require Democratic support to reach the 60 votes needed to pass their funding bill in the Senate. Six months ago, Democrats caved in to a GOP-written bill, but they insist that won't happen again unless they have a say in the final legislation. Namely, the party wants to advance health care policy goals, like extending key Obamacare subsidies set to expire in December. However, Thune vowed the GOP won't negotiate at this time, meaning that unless one party backs down or softens its demands, the U.S. government is on track for a shutdown in less than 48 hours. Read the full story here. |
- On "Meet the Press," Thune said it's "totally up to the Democrats" whether a shutdown will be avoided and likened the party to hostage-takers who are "hijacking" the process to pursue ideological demands.
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- Meanwhile, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Congress can still avert a shutdown, but only if Republicans engage in a "serious negotiation" and called the White House meeting "only a first step."
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- Trump will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House to try and turn rising hopes into a deal to end to Israel's offensive in Gaza and free hostages still held in the devastated Palestinian enclave. Trump sounded optimistic in an exclusive interview with NBC News ahead of the talks.
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The state of Oregon and the city of Portland sued the Trump administration to stop it from deploying National Guard troops to Portland. The suit names Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Defense Department, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and the Department of Homeland Security as defendants. It asks a federal court in Portland to declare the deployment unlawful. Oregon's Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek said she spoke with the president and told him "there is no insurrection or threat to public safety that necessitates military intervention." In the complaint, the plaintiffs claim Hegseth issued a memorandum Sunday calling 200 members of the Oregon National Guard into federal service. Read the full story here. |
Trump confirmed in an interview with NBC News that he plans to attend an unusual meeting organized by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that will gather hundreds of senior military officers near Washington on Tuesday. "It's really just a very nice meeting talking about how well we're doing militarily," the president said. Also in the exclusive interview, Trump accused former FBI Director Christopher Wray of "inappropriate" behavior during his tenure and said he "would think" the Justice Department is investigating him. Wray is the second former FBI director to be recently targeted by the president, after James Comey was indicted last week. |
Who won the Micah Parsons trade? The answer is still unclear after the Cowboys and Packers ended their "Sunday Night Football" showdown in a 40-40 tie, the second-highest-scoring tied game ever. To start the night, the Dallas offense was so unspectacular that the Cowboys' first points didn't come until the second quarter. But the course of the game changed in seconds when Packers quarterback Jordan Love fumbled, letting Dallas recover and eventually force overtime. In overtime, Green Bay's Brandon McManus kicked a field goal as time expired to tie the game at 40. Dallas still has not beaten the Packers since 2016. |
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- Europe retained the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black, reasserting its dominance over the Americans despite a thrilling final-day comeback by Team USA.
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Cedric Davis has a big job ahead of him. As City Manager of Mathis, Texas, Davis is working to ensure that drinking water continues to flow to the more than 4,300 people who live there. Worsening drought conditions in South Texas are expected to plunge water levels too low to safely extract usable water from Lake Corpus Christi, the primary source of drinking water for Mathis. Current projections suggest that could happen by late December, leaving city officials scrambling to find alternate sources of water. Their proposed solution is to dig two emergency wells to supply drinking water to Mathis when water levels dip too low in Lake Corpus Christi. The struggle in South Texas highlights a growing problem in drought-prone parts of the country — and the world — as climate change alters precipitation patterns, intensifies drought and saps the availability of safe drinking water. The unfortunate reality is that what's happening on the ground in Mathis could play out in other cities and towns in the U.S. in the coming years, making this race against time all too relevant even beyond the Lone Star State. — Denise Chow, science reporter |
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