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Before a gunman opened fire at a park in Virginia on Wednesday, residents were focused on morning workouts and getting coffee. Members of Congress were playing baseball. Then they all dove for cover.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to freshman lawmakers, Republican Paul Mitchell and Democrat Val Demings, as they process the morning events, when a gunman injured six at a congressional baseball practice.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with USAToday reporter Nick Penzenstadler about how the number of anonymous buyers of Trump real estate has jumped to a dramatic 70 percent since the president's nomination.

Michigan Rep. Jack Bergman was at the baseball field Wednesday morning when a gunman wounded several people. The shooter is now dead. Bergman talks to NPR's Audie Cornish about the scene.

As expected, the central bank voted to increase the rate a quarter point, following its two-day meeting. Though rates are still historically low, the hike means higher borrowing costs for consumers.

Massachusetts once offered a bounty for gray seals. After conservation efforts, the New England population bounced back, and Google Earth images show more seals than scientists had previously counted.

As part of the DOJ Russia investigation, special counsel Robert Mueller's team is looking into whether President Trump attempted to obstruct justice, The Washington Post reported Wednesday.

After the rush of stardom accompanying her 2013 debut, the singer felt "deeply conspicuous" working in her native New Zealand. To finish her new album, Melodrama, she let herself get lost in New York.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson wants flexibility as he tries to improve ties with Russia. The Senate wants to make sure the Trump administration doesn't change course without congressional buy-in.

Steve Inskeep talks to Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia and NPR's Domenico Montanaro about Senate reactions to the baseball shooting, and reports about President Trump and the Russia investigation.