NPR News: 09-16-2026 2PM EDT
Summary
NPR News Now covers the Federal Reserve’s expected interest rate hike to combat inflation, alongside Democrats’ “New Battlefield Project” to staff polling stations amid redistricting and voting restriction debates. The episode also reports on multiple artists quitting Ed Sheeran’s tour in solidarity with Macklemore, two fatal crashes in Los Angeles involving a bus and a news helicopter, and a federal appeals court hearing on the Trump administration’s rule restricting commercial driver’s licenses for many legal immigrants.
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Pentagon demands 'well-groomed' troops for Quantico event
Fed raises benchmark interest rate by quarter percent
Democrats launch 'New Battlefield' polling station project
Macklemore kicked off Ed Sheeran tour over pro-Palestinian views
Investigation into Los Angeles bus and helicopter crashes
Court hears arguments on immigrant trucker licensing crackdown
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