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--:-- Host (Windsor Johnston): Schools in Grand Blanc, Michigan are closed a day after a deadly shooting at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Authorities are working to determine a motive for the attack that left at least four people dead.
--:-- Steve Carmody: Police say 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford drove his truck through the entrance of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan, about 60 miles north of Detroit. He then allegedly started shooting and deliberately set the church on fire.
--:-- Steve Carmody: Grand Blanc Township Police Chief William Rennie praised the bravery of the people inside the church during the attack. They were shielding the children who were also present within the church, moving them to safety. Just hundreds of people just practicing their faith.
--:-- Steve Carmody: Sanford died after exchanging gunfire with police. Authorities are sifting through the burned out church looking for additional victims. The FBI is investigating the incident as an act of targeted violence.
--:-- Host (Windsor Johnston): For NPR News, I'm Steve Carmody in Flint, Michigan.
--:-- Host (Windsor Johnston): Congress is up against the clock to strike a bipartisan deal to keep the government funded ahead of a critical deadline on Tuesday.
--:-- Senate Majority Leader John Thune: The ball is in their court. There is a bill sitting at the desk in the Senate right now. We could pick it up today and pass it.
--:-- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer: It depends on the Republicans. You know, we need the meeting is a first step, but only a first step. We need a serious negotiation.
--:-- Host (Windsor Johnston): With both parties locked in a funding standoff, the four top congressional leaders are set to hold talks with President Trump at the White House today.
--:-- Host (Windsor Johnston): New York City Mayor Eric Adams has dropped his third-party bid for re-election.
--:-- Brian Mann: NPR's Brian Mann reports the big question now is whether former Governor Andrew Cuomo can catch Zoran Mamdani, the political newcomer who's been leading the race for months.
--:-- Brian Mann: This is now a three-way race, but the big contenders are Mamdani, the 33 Democratic Socialist and State Assemblyman who led in polls by a wide margin and Cuomo the 67 former governor fighting for a political comeback.
--:-- Brian Mann: After Adams dropped his scandal bid Sunday Cuomo and Mamdani quickly traded barbs. Cuomo warned of, quote, destructive extremist forces that threaten the city.
--:-- Brian Mann: Mamdani, who would be the city's first Muslim mayor, pointed to Cuomo's sexual assault scandal that forced him to resign as governor in 2021.
--:-- Brian Mann: New York City, quote, deserves better than trading in one disgraced, corrupt politician for another, Mamdani said.
--:-- Host (Windsor Johnston): Republican Curtis Sliwa also faces pressure to drop out, but says he's staying in through Election Day, November 4th.
--:-- Host (Windsor Johnston): Brian Mann, NPR News, New York.
--:-- Host (Windsor Johnston): You're listening to NPR News from Washington.
--:-- Host (Windsor Johnston): The man charged in the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk is set to make another court appearance today.
--:-- Host (Windsor Johnston): A judge will determine whether there's enough evidence against 22-year-old Tyler Robinson to move ahead with the trial.
--:-- Host (Windsor Johnston): Prosecutors have charged Robinson with aggravated murder and plan to seek the death penalty under state law in Utah.
--:-- Host (Windsor Johnston): The battle over next year's federal education budget has begun.
--:-- Cory Turner: NPR's Cory Turner reports Congress and the White House have released three competing funding proposals for the nation's K schools.
--:-- Cory Turner: The White House, Senate and House Republicans have all proposed Education Department budgets for fiscal year 2026.
--:-- Cory Turner: The bipartisan Senate plan would largely fund the status quo, not so the other two.
--:-- Cory Turner: The Trump budget would end all funding to help schools teach English language learners and scale back funding for rural schools and things like teacher training.
--:-- Cory Turner: The House Republican budget would cut $4.7 billion from the pot that directly supports high-poverty schools.
--:-- Cory Turner: Multiple data analyses from liberal-leaning think tanks estimate both proposals would cut more funding from the nation's lowest-income schools than from its wealthiest.
--:-- Host (Windsor Johnston): The governor of Missouri has signed a new congressional map into law that gives Republicans a better shot at winning additional seats in the U.S. House in next year's midterm elections.
--:-- Host (Windsor Johnston): The redistricting effort is part of President Trump's plan to try and hold on to the GOP's slim majority.
--:-- Host (Windsor Johnston): This is NPR News in Washington.
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