NPR News: 09-19-2026 5PM EDT
Summary
Reporters from CNN, MS Now, and Politico were denied White House access following President Trump’s ban on the outlets. The episode also covers record-high fuel prices driven by the Iran war, a federal court ruling requiring immigration detainees to have a chance to contest third-country deportations, and the discovery of Antarctic krill at a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Additionally, it notes Congo’s efforts to vaccinate healthcare workers against a new Ebola strain and promotes a recent Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episode featuring novelist Hernan Diaz.
Topics discussed
Schwab sponsorship and introduction
Journalists from CNN, MS Now, and Politico denied White House access
Record high fuel prices and heating oil costs in the US
Federal appeals court ruling on third-country deportations
Antarctic krill discovered at a deep-sea hydrothermal vent
Congo begins vaccinating healthcare staff against Ebola
Preview of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! with Hernan Diaz
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