NPR News: 08-21-2026 3PM EDT
Summary
President Trump threatens a defamation lawsuit against the Center for American Progress over a report on National Guard effectiveness in D.C. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court allows White House ballroom construction to continue, and an appeals court blocks DOJ subpoenas for NY Attorney General Letitia James. Trump rallies in South Carolina to support Senate candidate Darlene Graham. Other updates include a massive cyclospora outbreak linked to lettuce, rising U.S. stocks, and a British court ordering Prince Harry and others to pay damages in a privacy lawsuit.
Topics discussed
Trump threatens lawsuit over National Guard crime report
Supreme Court allows White House ballroom construction
Court blocks DOJ subpoenas to NY Attorney General
Trump rallies for Darlene Graham in South Carolina
U.S. stocks climb with Dow Jones up over 1%
Cyclospora outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce
Celebrities ordered to pay damages in privacy case
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