NPR News: 07-28-2026 3PM EDT
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Trump is remembering the late Senator Lindsey Graham as a political giant.
What did President Trump say in his eulogy for Senator Lindsey Graham?
For more than 30 years, nothing of consequence happened in this Capitol without Lindsey Graham knowing about it.
At Graham's funeral today in the National Cathedral, Trump eulogized his former critic-turned-ally. At one point, Trump departed from the speech.
Virtually everyone, Republican or Democrat, liked him. Lindsay, well, not everybody, but it sounds good. Not everybody. He was a tough cookie, okay? I have to veer from this for a second. He was a tough cookie, darling, but he was beautiful.
Why were world leaders like Zelensky and Netanyahu at Graham’s funeral?
Trump speaking to the late senator's younger sister, Darlene Graham, who is now serving the remainder of her sibling's term in the Senate. Senator Graham died suddenly earlier this month from a tear in his aorta. He was 71 years old. Graham is known as a staunch ally of Ukraine and Israel, and both of whose leaders are attending his funeral today. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu each met with President Trump separately earlier today. Senator Rand Paul has published what he says are diary entries written by Dr. Anthony Fauci during the coronavirus pandemic.
The debate centers around whether the virus originated naturally in an animal and spilled over into a human, or if it was deliberately created in a lab and leaked.
What new documents did Senator Rand Paul publish about Dr. Fauci and the virus origin debate?
When Fauci was writing diary entries about researchers considering both theories, very little was known. Today, many scientists agree the available data support a natural origin of the virus. Felicia Goodrum is a virologist at Dartmouth College. She says this is what happens as researchers gather data.
You will change your mind. That's absolutely fundamental to the way science is done, and it's something that Fauci wasn't really given any latitude to do.
How did scientists respond to early diary entries about COVID origins?
Fauci will testify before a committee chaired by Senator Paul, who says his efforts to hold Fauci to account are, quote, oversight. Ari Daniel, NPR News.
The National Weather Service confirms the tornado that tore through several neighborhoods in northeastern Wisconsin yesterday was actually an EF3 twister, which ranges from 136 to 165 miles per hour, with mile-per-hour winds, that is. It says the tornado was on the ground for more than 20 minutes and in that time carved about a 12-mile path of destruction. Winnebago County Executive Gordon Hintz says authorities are assessing the damage.
The depth of the tornado and its impact is incredible, devastating, and we're really still in the assessment phase of things. At the same time, we know that people are going without power, uncertainty about child care, housing.
What damage did the EF3 tornado cause in northeastern Wisconsin and how are officials responding?
Local officials say an unknown number of people were injured. From Washington, this is NPR News. In Spain, crews are battling wildfires that have devastated nearly 200,000 acres across the country. NPR's Miguel Macías has the latest.
The wildfire in the region of Ávila, which started last week Wednesday, is not the largest on record in the country. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez visited the affected areas in the region of Castellón in eastern Spain, where another fire has been active for the past four days. He said the next hours ahead of an upcoming heat wave are vital. Sánchez asked citizens to be extremely careful and take every measure to prevent more fires. Miguel Macías, NPR News, Seville, Spain.
How are wildfires in Spain and record U.S. home prices affecting communities?
Median U.S. home prices remain at a record high this summer, and that's pricing out many from buying. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports that there's concern about the long-term consequences of that.
In Richmond, Virginia, Brittany Gilroy and her husband have been trying to buy for years. They've got good incomes, but worry the cost would wipe out any savings.
Pretty much every time when we looked at a house being like, uh, we said no, and then the prices of the houses go up.
Sky-high home values have pushed the renter-owner wealth gap wider than ever. Michelle Dickerson at the University of Texas worries about middle-class families since most of their wealth has long been in their homes.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:10
2
What did President Trump say in his eulogy for Senator Lindsey Graham?
0:10–0:44
3
Why were world leaders like Zelensky and Netanyahu at Graham’s funeral?
0:44–1:31
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What new documents did Senator Rand Paul publish about Dr. Fauci and the virus origin debate?
1:31–1:58
5
How did scientists respond to early diary entries about COVID origins?
1:58–2:51
6
What damage did the EF3 tornado cause in northeastern Wisconsin and how are officials responding?
2:51–3:43
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How are wildfires in Spain and record U.S. home prices affecting communities?
3:43–5:03