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NPR News: 09-12-2026 12AM EDT

Sep 12, 2026 · 4m

Summary

President Trump heads to Ireland and predicts a Republican midterm win, while new tariffs strain the North American auto supply chain. The Justice Department deported an Afghan woman via a rarely used court, and Wall Street stocks rebounded. Additionally, a UK official reports over 500,000 Russian troops killed in Ukraine, a study finds age-restriction laws for social media ineffective, and college football results are recap

Topics discussed

Trump's Ireland trip and midterm election predictions Trade war impacts on US-Canada auto supply chain Deportation of Afghan woman via special court Stock market closes higher on Wall Street UK official cites 500k Russian troops killed in Ukraine Study finds age restrictions on social media ineffective College football scores and results Sponsor message from Charles Schwab
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