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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Skiyavone. Attorney General Pam Bondi is

announcing a Second Amendment-based lawsuit against the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police

Department, arguing that it's ban on AR-15s and many other firearms is unconstitutional.

Bondi declared that living in the nation's capital should not preclude a citizen's

Second Amendment right to own the assault-style weapon.

An immediate pause has been ordered by the Trump administration for construction of five

large-scale offshore wind projects.

From member station WBUR in Boston, Barbara Moran reports the move is consistent

with President Trump's opposition to offshore wind farms. The Department of the Interior says

the massive turbine blades and reflective towers of offshore wind farms could create radar

interference that obscures moving targets or generates false targets. The pause is effective immediately

and affects projects under construction in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, and Virginia.

In a statement, Secretary of the Interior Doug Bergam said this action addresses, quote,

vulnerabilities created by large-scale offshore wind projects

with proximity near our East Coast population centers.

Last week, a federal judge threw out the Trump administration's previous moratorium on

offshore wind permitting.

For NPR news, I'm Barbara Moran in Boston.

The Israeli cabinet voted to shut down a national radio station operated by the Israeli military today.

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