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NPR News: 06-18-2026 7AM EDT

18 Jun 2026

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Chapter 1: What are Americans' current feelings about the economy and President Trump's leadership?

0.436 - 15.538 Corva Coleman

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. Americans continue to not feel great about the economy or President Trump's leadership. NPR's Stephen Fowler reports the latest NPR-PBS News Marist poll released this morning has more details.

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15.898 - 33.328 Stephen Fowler

President Trump faces his largest ever gap between those who approve of his job and those who don't. The disapproval is driven by nearly all Democrats, about two-thirds of independents, and one in five Republicans. When asked about how Trump is handling the economy, the numbers are even worse.

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33.869 - 53.983 Stephen Fowler

Only a third of Americans say they approve, a figure lower than any point during former President Biden's tenure. One reason, gas prices. Even though the average price per gallon has decreased by about 40 cents in the last month per AAA, three-quarters of voters say it still puts a major strain on their finances. Stephen Fowler, NPR News.

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54.304 - 71.503 Corva Coleman

Ukraine launched a wave of overnight drone attacks on Russia. The majority targeted the city of Moscow. As NPR's Charles Means reports from the Russian capital... It was one of the largest Ukrainian attacks on Moscow since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of its neighbor more than four years ago.

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71.884 - 90.923 Charles Means

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sabyanin said city air defenses destroyed some 180 Ukrainian drones on approach to the capital, but acknowledged several managed to strike a key oil refinery. Videos circulating online showed drones repeatedly striking the facility, causing large explosions, and another drone slamming into an apartment building.

90.903 - 102.216 Charles Means

Plumes of smoke massed along the Moscow skyline and all four of the city's airports suspended operations. In recent months, Ukraine is up to tax on Russian energy infrastructure in a bid to dent the Kremlin's war chest.

102.636 - 114.75 Charles Means

In a statement, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky justified the latest attacks as a response to Russian bombing of Ukrainian cities, adding it was time for the Kremlin to end the war. Charles Mainz, NPR News, Moscow.

114.73 - 130.056 Corva Coleman

In the state of Georgia, House Republicans have paused redrawing the state's congressional and state political maps. The news came during a special legislative session yesterday. From Member Station WABE, Dormiah Vance has more.

130.036 - 146.037 Dormiah Vance

Georgia lawmakers were called into special session to consider, among other issues, redrawing the 2028 map. Critics say the move would have weakened the political power of Black and non-white voters in the state, but by the early afternoon, House Speaker John Burns announced this.

Chapter 2: What recent developments have occurred in Ukraine's conflict with Russia?

290.618 - 295.732 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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296.193 - 296.855 Dormiah Vance

Wait, this is true?

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296.875 - 304.155 Rob Stein

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

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