NPR News: 08-18-2026 9AM EDT
Summary
NPR News covers primaries in Alaska, Wyoming, and Florida, highlighting a Senate race with two candidates named Dan Sullivan and Florida’s 19th district controversy over out-of-state candidates. President Trump explains scaling back U.S.-South Korean military exercises, citing relations with Kim Jong-un. The episode also reports on record-high kindergarten vaccine exemptions, looming U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods, and the start of the trial for the man accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur’s murder.
Topics discussed
Primary elections in Alaska, Wyoming, and Florida
Florida's 19th district primary and out-of-state candidates
Trump scales back U.S.-South Korea military exercises
Record rise in kindergarten vaccine exemptions
U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods and market reaction
Tupac Shakur murder trial opening statements
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