NPR News: 09-30-2026 5AM EDT
Summary
The US military officially departs Iraq after 23 years, marking the end of a conflict that claimed over 4,000 American lives. Meanwhile, a trade court hears arguments against President Trump's new tariffs, which critics claim are a pretext for broader import taxes. In Texas, a man is charged with assaulting a federal officer after being shot during an ICE traffic stop. Additionally, heavy rains from Hurricane Polo cause flooding in the Southwest, while a Massachusetts judge considers whether to retry a mother charged with killing her three children.
Topics discussed
US military officially departs Iraq after 23 years
Trade court hears case on Trump's import tariffs
Man charged with assaulting officer in Texas ICE incident
Floods reported in New Mexico and Arizona from Hurricane Polo
Lindsey Clancy retrial decision pending in Massachusetts
Tennessee executes woman, first in two centuries
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