NPR News: 08-21-2026 7AM EDT
Summary
NPR News Now covers the Supreme Court’s review of Trump’s White House ballroom construction and the Kennedy Center’s legal battle over adding his name. The broadcast reports on U.S. deportations of Mexican nationals to Guatemala and Israel’s refusal to probe airstrikes on aid workers. Additionally, it discusses Trump’s campaign stop in South Carolina and a report warning that the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger could eliminate thousands of Los Angeles film jobs.
Topics discussed
Supreme Court weighs in on White House ballroom construction
US deporting Mexican nationals to Guatemala
Doctors Without Borders calls for probe into Israeli airstrikes
Trump to support Darlene Graham in South Carolina runoff
Paramount-Warner merger report warns of LA job losses
Court battle over adding Trump's name to Kennedy Center
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