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NPR News: 06-17-2026 1AM EDT

17 Jun 2026

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Chapter 1: What are the latest developments in the U.S. Senate race for the November midterms?

0.031 - 20.655 Giles Snyder

Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. 33 seats in the U.S. Senate will be contested in the November midterms. Democrats favored to flip at least one in North Carolina. That's not the case in Oklahoma, though. Grayson Wheeler with member station KOSU reports on a decisive Tuesday primary.

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20.635 - 35.456 Grayson Wheeler

The desk of Oklahoma's junior senator is up for grabs after President Donald Trump appointed Mark Wayne Mullen, Secretary of Homeland Security, in March. Current U.S. Representative Kevin Hearn trounce to the four other Republican candidates in the primary with nearly 70 percent of the vote.

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36.056 - 54.336 Grayson Wheeler

In Congress, Hearn has been a staunch supporter of Trump's policies, earning him the president's endorsement earlier this year. The Democratic primary is heading to a runoff in August. Hearn will face four political newcomers in November's general election. But in a state that's had only Republican senators for more than 30 years, Hearn is heavily favored in November.

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54.958 - 58.05 Grayson Wheeler

For NPR News, I'm Grayson Wheeler in Oklahoma City.

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58.098 - 75.924 Giles Snyder

Primary runoff voters in Georgia have set up a closely watched midterm Senate race. Georgia Republicans have chosen Congressman Mike Collins to run against incumbent Democratic Senator John Ossoff this fall. President Trump endorsed Collins over the weekend. Collins' campaign is a self-described MAGA warrior.

76.505 - 91.807 Giles Snyder

The Trump administration says law enforcement disrupted a planned attack targeting the UFC cage-fighting show at the White House over the weekend. NPR's Ryan Lucas is following the story. He says a 19-year-old man from Ohio is among those arrested so far.

91.967 - 114.075 Ryan Lucas

He allegedly told the FBI the target was the White House UFC event, and the plan was to fly small drones laden with explosives over the UFC arena on the south lawn of the White House, and then to detonate the drones, to blow them up. The explosions were then supposed to drive the crowd to flee south, where gunmen were to have taken up positions to open fire on the crowd and

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and high-value targets. Proper allegedly told the FBI the attack was designed to jumpstart a revolution in the United States.

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Fire crews are dealing with wind gusts of up to 45 miles per hour across the Columbia Basin in Washington and Oregon, the region, under a red flag warning. Wildfires sending up massive plumes of smoke. Northwest Public Broadcasting's Anna King reports.

Chapter 2: How is the primary runoff shaping the Senate race in Georgia?

280.672 - 281.493 Giles Snyder

This is our glass.

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281.934 - 290.625 Ryan Lucas

On This American Life, one thing we like is a good mystery. Sometimes about really big things, but most times, the little mysteries are the best.

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290.645 - 295.652 Daniel Green

Our lost and found is currently filled with pants. I don't know, I've never seen this happen.

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296.113 - 304.003 Grayson Wheeler

Wait, this is true? This is true. Mysteries of every size, each week. This American Life, wherever you get your podcasts.

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