NPR News: 03-27-2026 3PM EDT

0:00Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh, and the partial government shutdown drags on. A short time ago, House Speaker Mike Johnson announced that fellow Republicans will not accept the bill the U.S. Senate passed early this morning to exclude immigration and customs enforcement from Department of Homeland Security funding. Democrats have opposed reopening DHS unless specific changes were made in ICE tactics. No DHS money means transportation security administration workers have had to work without pay for weeks. Speaker Johnson promised help is on the way. President Trump has already ordered by executive order that TSA agents will be paid and those that machinery is in process right now. The Office of Management and Budget is working through that to make sure that that happens and we will reduce the lines and the weights of the airlines. Johnson says the House will present a continuing resolution to fund DHS through May 22nd and send that to the Senate. The package the GOP-led Senate passed this morning would fund DHS through September.

1:03Hundreds of migrants have been arrested at Immigration Courts as part of President Trump's aggressive crackdown on illegal and legal migration. This week, Justice Department lawyers admitted they used erroneous information when defending arrests ICE agents who have made at Immigration Courtauses. Martinez Beltran has the latest. In a letter to a New York federal judge, the DOJ considered a 2025 ICE memo cited in court to defend the agency's arrest in court houses does not apply to immigration courts. The DOJ said in its letter the memo does not and has never applied to civil immigration enforcement actions in or near immigration courts. The agency blamed ICE for the mistake. This is the latest development of a lawsuit brought by the New York City-based immigrant advocacy organizations, African communities together and the DOOR. The ACLU of New York says the admission by the Fed has implications that are far reaching. However, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security says the agency will continue to arrest undocumented immigrants at Immigration Courts following their proceedings.

2:05Sergio Martinez Beltran and PR News. Any rock-linked cybergroup says it has hacked FBI Director Cash Patel and posted photos of him online. The FBI says it's aware and has taken steps to mitigate any potential risks. Here's NPR's Ryan Lucas. The hacking group, Han Dala, says in a message posted online that FBI Director Cash Patel now finds his name among the list of hacking victims. The group also posted photos of Patel, including several of him smoking a cigar, and others with what appear to be friends or family. In a statement, the FBI says malicious actors targeted Patel's personal email information. It says the material in question is historical in nature and involves no government information. It also says the Han Dala hack team has frequently targeted U.S. government officials. The State Department has offered up to $10 million for information leading to the identification of the group. Ryan Lucas and PR News, Washington. It's NPR. Jeffrey Epstein's accusers are suing the Justice Department and Google.

3:06The class action lawsuit filed in California claims their private information is spreading after the government released thousands of unredacted files containing information about the late financier's sex crimes, charges, and associations. Here's NPR's Kristen Wright. The group of Epstein survivors says the Justice Department publicly shared personally identifiable information without permission. The files included full names, images, contact information, and where they live. DOJ said last month it's fixing the redaction errors, but the federal complaint alleges Google is continuously republishing the information through its search engine and AI search tool. Their survivors say they're getting calls, emails, and threats from strangers. They must prove, among other things, that the information was not of legitimate public concern. They argue while there is public interest in the Epstein case, the publication of their individual information by Google doesn't meet that privacy law standard. The survivors are asking the court to order the tech giant to remove the information. They're also seeking damages from DOJ in a jury trial.

4:07Kristen Wright, NPR News, Washington. The former president of Priscilla Jair Bolsonaro is now serving out a 27-year sentence for a coup attempt under House arrest. The country's Supreme Court approved the form of his confinement from the grounds of a penitentiary to his residence at an upscale gated community, citing Bolsonaro's failing health. 71-year-old was hospitalized two weeks ago for pneumonia. He was discharged today. His home confinement could be reviewed in 90 days. This is NPR News.