NPR News: 09-08-2026 3PM EDT
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How are new U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods affecting cross‑border commerce?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Sang. The US trade war with Canada is ratcheting up. NPR Scott Horsley reports on how that's affecting cross border commerce.
As promised, Canada imposed tariffs this morning on some twenty billion dollars worth of U.S. goods, including appliances, motorcycles, and dairy products. The import levies are in retaliation for tariffs that President Trump imposed on Canadian products two weeks ago. For decades, the US and Canada shared a free trade agreement which was renewed during Trump's first term as president. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney complains the US signature is often written in pencil. Scott Horsley, MPR News, Washington.
What impact could Justice Department election observers have on New Hampshire primaries?
Polling locations in Nashua and Manchester, New Hampshire. are expecting an unknown number of election observers from the Justice Department during today's primaries. New Hampshire Public Radio reports that local voting officials say they do not anticipate an impact on voters or on ballot counting. The Trump administration recently lost a legal battle to access New Hampshire's non public voter rolls. President Trump has promoted unsubstantiated claims of election fraud. His administration's latest actions are part of a nationwide campaign to expose what it believes could be election related violations. Smithsonian Secretary Lottie Bunch says he plans to step down at the end of the year. In a statement, Bunch wrote that he leaves the post with quote mixed emotions.
And Pierre's Andrew Limbaugh reports the institution has often been a target of President Trump.
Why is Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch planning to step down and what follows?
The Smithsonian Institution includes dozens of museums, libraries, research centers, and the National Zoo, and Lonnie Bunch has been its head since 2019. Recently, Trump has levied criticisms against the institution, saying it promotes a radical ideology and engages in quote extreme political activism. While Bunch has been fairly reticent to push back against Trump in public, he recently wrote in an email to staffers obtained by MPR, quote, Our work Work is driven by scholarship, accuracy, and an uncompromising commitment to tell the fullness of America's story. The board in charge of the Smithsonian has yet to name an acting secretary, but has announced a national search for Bunch's successor. Andrew Limbang and Pierre News.
White House envoys Steve Whitcoff and Jared Kushner traveled to both countries for peace talks. We have the latest from NPR's Charles Maynes.
Just hours after Whitkov and Kushner departed Kyiv, Russian ballistic missiles and drones rained down on the city.
What did the White House envoys report after their peace talks in Kyiv and the ensuing missile attacks?
President Trump's envoys made no immediate breakthrough on their aim of negotiating an end to the war.
Meanwhile, fighting continued elsewhere, including Ukrainian drone attacks that left six people dead.
Charles Maynes in Pierre News, Moscow.
You're listening to NPR News. Patrick Clancy, whose ex wife was on trial for killing her three young children in twenty twenty three. is threatening legal action over what he says or falsehoods spreading about him online. His attorney, Howard Cooper, issued a statement saying law enforcement has been notified. Clancy's former wife, Lindsay Clancy, saw her case end in a mistrial last Friday. Jurors were unable to reach a unanimous decision on whether to hold her criminally responsible.
How does the latest Pew Research study show changing American attitudes toward Islam?
The defense argued she suffered from postpartum psychosis. The prosecution said Clancy knew what she was doing. A new study from Pew Research finds more than four in ten Americans say that Muslims are having a negative effect on the US and And Pierce Jason DeRose reports a study examines data collected over the past 25 years.
Pew Research finds that views on Islam are now more negative and more partisan than shortly after 9-11. In 2026, just over half of those surveys said Islam is more likely than other religions to encourage violence. In 2002, that number was just 25%. More than three quarters of Republicans this year say the religion promotes violence, whereas fewer than one third believe that was the case shortly after nine eleven. Pew also found that about six in ten American Muslims say there's a lot of discrimination against their communities, while just over a third say someone has expressed support for them in the past year because of their religion.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
How are new U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods affecting cross‑border commerce?
0:01–0:39
2
What impact could Justice Department election observers have on New Hampshire primaries?
0:39–1:25
3
Why is Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch planning to step down and what follows?
1:25–2:21
4
What did the White House envoys report after their peace talks in Kyiv and the ensuing missile attacks?
2:21–3:29
5
How does the latest Pew Research study show changing American attitudes toward Islam?
3:29–4:32
6
What new information is revealed in the missing‑person case of Austin Tice?
4:32–5:04