NPR News: 08-17-2026 11AM EDT
Summary
This episode covers President Trump’s order to scale back U.S.-South Korea military drills, historic flooding in Indiana that killed seven people, and legal challenges to student ID bans in New Hampshire and Indiana. It also reports on the deadliest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with over 2,000 deaths, and President Trump’s claim that vandals, not his July 4th event, damaged the National Mall.
Topics discussed
Trump orders reduction in US-South Korea military drills
Historic flooding kills seven in Indiana
Challenges to bans on student IDs for voting
Ebola death toll exceeds 2,000 in DRC
Trump blames vandals for National Mall grass damage
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