NPR News: 08-16-2026 10PM EDT
Summary
NPR News covers Attorney General Todd Blanche’s refusal to pledge independence from President Trump, alongside the expansion of the 287G immigration enforcement program. The broadcast reports on the death toll from an earthquake in Indonesia and intensifying U.S.-Canada trade talks ahead of tariff deadlines. Additionally, it details a prayer vigil for a teen killed in a Kentucky shooting and the start of the trial for Dwayne Davis in Tupac Shakur’s death.
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AG Todd Blanche on independence from Trump
Expansion of ICE 287G program with local police
U.S.-Canada trade talks and tariff threats
Prayer vigil for Kentucky mass shooting victim
Dwayne Davis trial begins for Tupac's death
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