NPR News: 09-21-2026 10PM EDT
Summary
NPR News Now covers CNN and Politico suing Trump over a White House press ban, while also reporting on Ukraine’s potential ceasefire conditions and improved mental health stats among US high school students. The broadcast includes a judge allowing SpaceX to acquire Texas wildlife refuge land and details on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s financial disclosures, which reveal significant book advances and gifts. The episode concludes with a heartwarming story about a Mississippi wildlife rescue teaching abandoned baby raccoons survival skills.
Topics discussed
CNN, MS Now, and Politico sue Trump over White House ban
Trump's campaign to delegitimize news media
Ukraine-Russia war and UN General Assembly talks
CDC report on improved mental health in high schoolers
Expert critique of missing data in CDC report
Judge allows SpaceX land swap in Texas wildlife refuge
RFK Jr. financial disclosure: book deals and gifts
Mississippi wildlife rescue trains baby raccoons
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