Overview
- President Trump said Sarah Beckstrom of the West Virginia National Guard has died, while a second soldier, identified in reports as Andrew Wolfe, remains in critical condition.
- The FBI is investigating the attack as terrorism, and the suspect, 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, was wounded and taken into custody.
- Officials and reports describe Lakanwal as an Afghan who arrived in 2021 and had worked with U.S.-supported units, with CIA Director John Ratcliffe saying he served in agency-backed units in Kandahar.
- Justice Secretary Pam Bondi said the government would seek the death penalty if one or both victims died, and the White House moved to suspend Afghan immigration processing pending a security review.
- The administration asked a federal appeals court to stay a district judge’s order to remove National Guard troops from Washington, after Judge Jia Cobb ruled the deployment exceeded presidential authority.