NPR News: 10-01-2026 9AM EDT
Summary
This episode covers a range of national and international news, including Trump's midterm strategy in the South and legal challenges to his new Section 301 tariffs. Other stories include the Senate’s confirmation of Acting Labor Secretary Keith Soling, a suspected Iranian-linked terror plot near a UK air base, and a botched execution in Tennessee that led to a halt in state executions. The report also details a $200 billion South Korean energy investment deal with the US and a fifth measles death in Pennsylvania.
Topics discussed
Schwab sponsorship and introduction
Trump campaigns in Oklahoma and Alabama
Legal challenges to new import tariffs
Senate confirms Keith Soling as Labor Secretary
Suspected Iranian plot near UK air base
Botched execution in Tennessee
South Korea's $200B US energy investment
Pennsylvania measles outbreak update
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