NPR News: 09-01-2026 12PM EDT
Summary
Dan Driscoll, the former Army secretary, faces friction with Defense Secretary Hegseth and speculation about a presidential run. In Massachusetts, Seth Moulton challenges incumbent Ed Markey in a Senate primary, while California votes on new wildfire liability laws following the Eaton fire. The episode also marks the death of novelist Wendell Berry and reports on the completed relocation of captive whales from the shuttered Marineland in Ontario.
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Sponsor: Mattress Firm and Army Secretary resignation intro
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns after clashes with Hegseth
Massachusetts Senate primary: Moulton challenges Markey
California legislature votes on wildfire liability and utility bonuses
Novelist and environmentalist Wendell Berry dies at 92
Marineland completes relocation of captive whales to US aquariums
Introduction to 'If You Can Keep It' politics series
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