NPR News: 08-25-2026 1PM EDT

Aug 25, 2026 · 4m

Summary

This NPR News Now episode covers escalating U.S.-Canada trade tensions with reciprocal $20 billion tariffs and a Trump administration crackdown on asylum visas. It reports on a South Carolina Senate special primary, the Hawk fire forcing evacuations near Reno, and rising U.S. stock markets. Additionally, the broadcast details a Penn State cocaine bust, noting alcohol remains a greater campus risk, and confirms the first U.S. measles deaths of the year in unvaccinated Pennsylvania patients.

Topics discussed

U.S. and Canada impose $20B tariffs in trade war Trump admin to revoke 200k asylum seeker visas SC Senate primary, Hawk fire evacuations, stocks Penn State cocaine bust vs. alcohol risks on campus First U.S. measles deaths this year in Pennsylvania

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