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| 0:00.0 | Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Libby Casey. Three men are dead after two shooters opened fire at a San Diego mosque today. The alleged shooters aged 17 and 19 are also dead. They were found in a car with apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds. Mark Bremley is special agent in charge of the FBI's San Diego field office. |
| 0:21.9 | The FBI is meticulously assessing the situation and is prepared to employ every resource we have |
| 0:27.2 | to uncover the facts of this incident. No community should have to grow through such a tragic |
| 0:32.7 | incident, but we will work tirelessly until we learn the truth. |
| 0:36.2 | Law enforcement officials say one of the victims killed at the mosque was a security guard. |
| 0:41.8 | President Trump has put his weight behind the challenger to incumbent Thomas Massey in Kentucky's |
| 0:46.9 | fourth congressional district. |
| 0:48.6 | It's among the most expensive House primaries in U.S. history. |
| 0:52.4 | Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was already traveling to the state |
| 0:55.5 | and made what he stressed was a personal visit today in a last-minute push for Ed Galrein. |
| 1:02.1 | Danny Villarreal Martinez of member station WVXU reports. |
| 1:07.2 | Hexseth says President Trump requires a, quote, Congress full of warriors and former U..S. Navy SEAL, Ed Gal Ryan, is the best person for the job. |
| 1:14.9 | At a rally in Hebron, Hexeth called Thomas Massey an obstructionist. |
| 1:18.9 | President Trump does not need more people in Washington who are trying to make a point, especially from his own party. |
| 1:25.5 | He needs people willing to help him win, to vote with |
| 1:29.6 | him when it matters the most. Massey has voted with the Republican Party on issues like voter |
| 1:35.4 | registration and immigration enforcement, but has been outspoken against the war in Iran. He also |
| 1:40.0 | continues to call for the release of the Epstein files. For NPR news, I'm Danny Villarreal Martinez. |
| 1:45.6 | President Trump is walking away from his lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns |
| 1:50.7 | years ago. The Justice Department says Trump is getting no direct financial payment to end the case. |
| 1:56.4 | Instead, he plans to compensate other people who claim they're the victims of weaponization by the federal |
| 2:02.0 | government. NPR's Kerry Johnson says ethics experts are calling the deal a way to reward Trump's |
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