I'm Rachel Martin.
Apple Podcast named my conversation with author Jason Reynolds on Wildcard,
one of the top 10 podcast episodes of 2025.
I am a crybaby of all crybabies.
It is my favorite thing about myself.
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst.
Two National Guard members who were shot blocks from the White House yesterday remain in critical condition.
President Trump calls it an act of terror.
The Department of Homeland Security says the suspect is a 29-year-old immigrant from Afghanistan who came to the U.S.
when Kabul fell to the Taliban.
Officials say he was wounded and is in custody.
There's no word on a motive.
The presence of the National Guard in cities around the country has drawn criticism,
and Pierce Katlaunstorff has more.
There have been more than 2,000 National Guard troops in DC from several states
since August when Trump ordered the deployment over concerns about the city's crime rate.
This has been part of a pattern of Trump deploying the National Guard to Democratic-led cities around the country,
often against the wishes of local governors and authorities.
And, you know, DC is unique.