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Why is the Supreme Court reviewing President Trump's tariff authority?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. The Supreme Court is saying today that it will review the legality of President Trump's far-reaching tariffs imposed against countries by executive order in April. NPR's Nina Totenberg has detected.
Details compared to the normally stately pace of Supreme Court litigation, the court acted within days of the Trump administration losing for a second time on the tariffs question in the lower courts, including most recently the appeals court for the Federal Circuit. Both courts said that Trump had exceeded his authority in imposing tariffs without authorization from Congress. So there was every incentive to get the Supreme Court to act as quickly as possible and the justices obliged, setting expedited arguments for the first week in November. Nina Todberg, NPR News, Washington.
In a significant escalation in the war in Gaza, Israel targeted top Hamas leaders in a strike on the group's headquarters in the Gulf Nation of Qatar.
What were the international reactions to Israel's strike on Hamas headquarters in Qatar?
President Trump today registered his approval disapproval, and PR's Daniel Estron has more.
The White House had a very interesting reaction to this. It says it was notified of the Israeli strike as it was happening, and then it notified Qatar of the impending attack. And the White House says that a unilateral strike inside a sovereign nation and a close US ally, quote, does not advance Israel or America's goals, and that President Trump feels very badly about the location of this attack. Um Trump spoke to Netanyahu every as well as Qatar's leaders and uh assured them that such a thing will not happen again on their soil in Qatar. The White House did say that eliminating Hamas was a worthy goal, however, uh but there has been condemnation from the UN Secretary General, from the leaders of France and the UK, and also Arab countries.
At PR's Daniel Ashtran reporting from Tel Aviv.
How was the Princeton PhD student hostage rescued and what did the White House say?
More than nine hundred days after she was kidnapped in Iraq, the PhD student from Princeton University has been free. President Trump announced the news in a social media post. PR's Michelle Kellaman explains.
According to President Trump, Elizabeth Zirkov is now safely at the US embassy in Iraq. He says she was tortured for many months, held by a militant group called Kataib Hezbollah. Her sister Emma says her family is quote incredibly happy and they thank the president's envoy for hostage affairs, Adam Bowler, for continuing to raise the case.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he had an emotional call with her mother and said the people of Israel will be happy to see her back home.
When and how can fans purchase tickets for the 2026 World Cup?
Michelle Kellaman, NPR News, the State Department.
This is NPR News in Washington. Ticket sales for the upcoming twenty twenty six World Cup are about to begin, but as NPR's Raphael Nam reports, Tickets are going to be hard for some people to get and they probably will not be cheap.
The men's soccer tournament will be held across the US, Canada, and Mexico. It will be the biggest World Cup ever, 48 teams and over 100 games. And starting on Wednesday, FIFA will offer the first opportunity to buy tickets, but only for Visa card holders. For everybody else, the first chance to score tickets will be in late October, and there will be more windows.
What is the story behind Banksy's new mural on London's Royal Courts of Justice?
to buy tickets all the way into next year. Demand is expected to be very high, and for the first time ever, FIFA will implement dynamic pricing, which means ticket prices could get pretty high. Rafael Num, NPR News.
The elusive street artist Banksy has claimed responsibility for a new mural that appeared this week on the side of a judicial building in London. He posted a shot of it on social media this week. NPR's Lauren Freyer reports the mural was quickly covered with black plastic and a judge has ruled it will be removed.
The mural is on the outer wall of London's Royal Courts of Justice. It depicts a judge in a traditional wig and robe using a gavel to beat a protester. There's no reference to any particular incident, but it comes amid free speech concerns as police arrest hundreds of protesters across the country weekly for expressing support for a banned pro-Palestinian group.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Why is the Supreme Court reviewing President Trump's tariff authority?
0:01–1:00
2
What were the international reactions to Israel's strike on Hamas headquarters in Qatar?
1:00–1:54
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How was the Princeton PhD student hostage rescued and what did the White House say?
1:54–2:48
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When and how can fans purchase tickets for the 2026 World Cup?
2:48–3:39
5
What is the story behind Banksy's new mural on London's Royal Courts of Justice?
3:39–4:39