Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. A federal grand jury in Maryland has indicted

former national security advisor John Bolton. NPR's Carrie Johnson reports Bolton is accused of

mishandling classified documents. The grand jury indictment charges John Bolton with eight counts of

transmitting national defense information and 10 counts of unlawfully retaining

those secrets. The charges come two months after the FBI search Bolton's home and office.

Court papers say agents recovered documents marked as classified, including references to weapons

of mass destruction. Bolton worked for Trump for just over a year during the

president's first term in office. He's since become a harsh critic of the president and warned about

retribution. The Justice Department investigation dates back to before Trump returned to office.

The president says Bolton is a, quote, bad guy, but that he has not reviewed the case.

Carrie Johnson, NPR News, Washington.

Republican leaders in New York will convene tomorrow to decide whether to disband the New York

State Young Republicans.

From member station WNYC, Jimmy Veilkind reports, the move comes after leaders of the group

reportedly exchanged offensive messages

in a group chat. The NYGOP executive committee is considering a resolution to revoke the Young

Republican's charter in the wake of the scandal. Erie County Republican Chairman Michael Cracker

says he'll vote yes. He wants the party to refocus on winning elections. Politico reported this week that New York young Republican leader Peter Junta led a group

chat that included racist comments and jokes referencing Adolf Hitler in the Holocaust.

Junta and other young Republicans in the chat lost government jobs after the messages were made public.

Vice President J.D. Vance has downplayed the racist and misogynistic chat as, quote,

edgy jokes. But other Republicans point out these were professional geo-preoperatives, not kids.

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