NPR News: 04-26-2026 6AM EDT

0:00Live from the NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Investigators are working to piece together what led to a shooting at the Washington Hilton during last night's White House correspondent Stinner. President Trump and the First Lady were rushed out as secret service agents responded to reports of shots fired inside the hotel. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Piro says the suspect was armed with a handgun and multiple knives. Right now the defendant is being charged with two counts, 924 C, using a firearm during a crime of violence and a second crime under 111, which is assault on a federal officer using a dangerous weapon. Piro says the suspect will be arraigned on Monday in federal district court and says he could face additional charges as investigators learn more. President Trump spoke at the White House after being rushed from the Washington Hilton after the suspect opened fire last night. The man has been captured.

1:02They've been going to his apartment. I guess he lives in California and he's a sick person, a very sick person. Authorities say the suspect exchanged gunfire with secret service agents near a security checkpoint at the hotel. NPR's Deepa Shiveron reports one agent was shot but was wearing a bulletproof vest. President Trump and administration officials briefed reporters after the shooting at the Hilton Hotel in DC. He was shot from very close distance with a very powerful gun. Trump shared that at first when he heard the gunshots he thought it might be a tray falling. Trump praised law enforcement for their quick responses to the shooter and said the event though disrupted brought people together. He also said he wanted the event to continue into the evening but instead it will be postponed for a later time. Deepa Shiveron and Piro news the White House. Iran's foreign minister is expected to return to Islamabad a day after leaving Pakistan without meeting U.S. officials for peace talks. President Trump on Saturday called off sending a delegation,

2:04dealing another setback to ceasefire negotiations. Doree Baskarin has more from Istanbul. After hopes of a new round of peace talks dimmed, U.S. negotiators may have another shot. According to Iranian state media, foreign minister Abbas Aragchi will complete his planned trip to Oman, but make an unplanned return to Islamabad today. He will continue on to Russia afterwards. Trump on Saturday canceled the U.S. negotiating team's own planned trip to Pakistan shortly after the Iranian foreign minister left and told reporters he'd rejected a new peace proposal from Iran. Iran's president, Masoud Paseşkyan, told Pakistan's prime minister that his country would not enter, quote, forced negotiations under pressure, threats, or a blockade. For NPR News, I'm Doree Baskarin in Istanbul. This is NPR News in Washington. President Trump says the U.S. Navy is working to clear Iranian minds from the

3:05state of Hormuz, experts say, clearing underwater explosives could take months, even with a fragile ceasefire in place, and they warn it may take time before commercial ships and insurers consider the waterway safe again. The key shipping route remains largely closed, adding strain to the global economy. Six in 10 U.S. adults say they favor abortion rights. That's according to a new survey from the Public Religion Research Institute. NPR's Jason DeRose reports that majorities across most religious traditions say that abortion should be legal in all or most cases. Support for abortion rights has risen among some religious groups and declined among others according to the survey. 70% of black Protestants now favor abortion being legal in all or most cases. That's up from 56% in 2010. Meanwhile, favorability has dropped slightly among mainline Protestants and white Catholics, but majorities of both groups still favor abortion rights overall.

4:06The four religious groups without majority support are Hispanic Protestants, Latter-day Saints, White Evangelical Protestants, and Jehovah's Witnesses. PRRI surveyed more than 22,000 people from all 50 states. Jason DeRose, NPR News. Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine, the explosion at the plant in 1986 forced mass evacuations and left lasting environmental damage. I'm Windsor Johnston, NPR News in Washington. Want to hear this podcast without sponsor breaks? Amazon Prime members can listen to NPR News now sponsor free through Amazon Music, or you can also support NPR's vital journalism and get NPR Plus at plus.npr.org. That's plus.npr.org.