NPR News: 09-14-2026 10PM EDT
Summary
Mitch McConnell returned to the Senate in a wheelchair after a three-month absence due to a serious fall, casting his first vote since hospitalization. The report also covers the Trump administration's slow progress on lowering Medicaid drug prices through new pharmaceutical deals. Additionally, NASA engineers at Goddard Space Flight Center report that recent office relocations have stalled critical space missions and resulted in lost equipment. The episode concludes with updates on a new cryptocurrency ethics bill, a lawsuit challenging border wall construction in Texas, and a UK constitut…
Topics discussed
Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after 3-month absence
Slow progress on Medicaid drug price cuts
NASA Goddard lab moves stall space missions
Major US stock indexes fall
Trump agrees to ethics provisions for crypto bill
Texas landowners sue over Big Bend border wall
UK devolved leaders sign pact threatening union
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