NPR News: 07-16-2026 6PM EDT
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Libby Casey.
What will President Trump address in his primetime speech tonight?
President Trump is set to deliver a primetime speech to the nation tonight. NPR's Franco Ordonez reports.
President Trump is expected to use the coveted time to speak about the 2020 election, an election that he refuses to acknowledge he lost.
Why do critics fear Trump’s speech could affect trust in elections?
Critics worry that a speech rehashing old claims about foreign interference and voting machines could sow distrust of the election system ahead of the upcoming midterms. Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt was asked about concerns from some Republicans that Trump is focusing too much on the past and not enough on current kitchen table issues like the economy ahead of the midterms.
I think the American people will be relieved to hear what they are hearing from the President of the United States and his commitment to transparency and the focus on the integrity of our elections tonight.
Levitt said Trump will likely also talk about the economy as well as Iran. Franco Ordonez, NPR News.
Federal regulators are investigating President Trump's longtime teleprompter operator over suspected insider trading. As NPR's Bobby Allen reports, the White House staffer is accused of using the betting site, Kalshi, to profit off the president's words.
What is the teleprompter operator insider trading investigation about?
His name is Gabriel Perez. He's Trump's longtime teleprompter operator. Investigators say he made around $100,000 placing bets on what the president would say as he watched the prepared remarks roll across the screen. That's according to two people with knowledge of the investigation who weren't authorized to speak publicly. On booming prediction market sites like Kaoshi, bettors can put money on what someone will or won't say, like whether Trump will say fake news or rigged election. The case of Perez appears to be the first time a White House staffer has been implicated in a prediction market scandal. White House Press Secretary Carolyn Leavitt called the incident, frankly, a disgrace, and said Perez is now on unpaid administrative leave.
Bobby Allen, NPR News.
After an online ghost gun company failed to appear at its own trial, a Kentucky jury awarded a mother $104.2 million in damages. Kentucky Public Radio's Sylvia Goodman has more on the record-breaking verdict.
The verdict comes nearly three years after an 18-year-old Henry Willis killed himself using a ghost gun he bought online, a handgun he would not have been able to purchase legally due to his age and a previous conviction.
How did a Kentucky jury award $104.2 million over an online ghost gun sale?
Manufacturers sell ghost guns as parts without serial numbers or the usual background checks.
Willis' mother, Laura Herp, says gun sellers need to be held accountable. And they didn't care who Henry was. They didn't even bother showing up to the trial. No amount of money can bring my son back.
The plaintiff's Husky Armory and its parent company did not respond to requests for comment. A 2022 Biden-era rule requires background checks and serial numbers for certain gun kits, and a Supreme Court decision last year upheld that policy. For NPR News, I'm Sylvia Goodman in Louisville, Kentucky.
What is driving the rapid growth of the Ebola outbreak in the DRC?
The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in nearly a year at 6.55 percent. It's NPR. The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the fastest-growing ever, according to the World Health Organization. Despite significant progress in scaling up the response, NPR's Jonathan Lambert reports that health officials aren't keeping up.
Over 2,000 Ebola cases have been confirmed, and over 700 people have died, according to health officials in DRC. Still, key elements of the response have improved. The country can test thousands of samples a day, and clinical trials have begun evaluating drugs to treat and prevent disease. But there are still major problems. More than 80% of new cases are popping up outside of known contacts of existing cases, which means officials aren't detecting a lot of transmission. and about two-thirds of deaths are occurring in people who never reach a health facility.
What other major international and safety stories did NPR report tonight?
And the WHO says that just yesterday, another health center was attacked.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:04
2
What will President Trump address in his primetime speech tonight?
0:04–0:19
3
Why do critics fear Trump’s speech could affect trust in elections?
0:19–1:13
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What is the teleprompter operator insider trading investigation about?
1:13–2:17
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How did a Kentucky jury award $104.2 million over an online ghost gun sale?
2:17–2:52
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What is driving the rapid growth of the Ebola outbreak in the DRC?
2:52–3:49
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What other major international and safety stories did NPR report tonight?
3:49–5:03