 In a statement, Jack Smith's office said the dismissal deviates from the uniform conclusion of all previous courts, and top Democrats on Capitol Hill are blasting the dismissal and calling for it to be overturned. Giles Snyder, NPR News. Stocks opened mixed this morning as the Commerce Department reported stronger than expected retail sales last month. NPR's Scott Horsley reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped about 480 points, or more than 1 percent, in early trading.