NPR News: 09-17-2026 3AM EDT
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What is the opening overview of today’s NPR News segment?
Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. On his way to a midterm campaign event in North Carolina Wednesday evening, President Trump expressed confidence in Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Walsh. But was critical of the central bank's decision to raise its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point.
At a press conference after the board's decision, War said inflation remains too high and has been for too long. The move will likely make it costlier to borrow for homes, autos, and other purchases, but savers should earn a bit more interest. The major financial markets in Asia are mixed following Wednesday's losses on Wall Street after the Fed raised interest rates. MPR Scott Horsley reports the Dow tumbled more than one point two percent.
Members of the Fed's rate setting committee voted unanimously to raise their benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point in an effort to tamp down stubborn inflation. The move comes as the US war with Iran continues to put upward pressure on gasoline and diesel prices.
How is the Federal Reserve responding to stubborn inflation and global tensions?
Fed Chairman Kevin War says he and his colleagues want to make sure that wartime spike in prices doesn't spread.
We must be confident that underlying inflation is moving to our objective. Clearly and at sufficient speed. Today. This standard has not been satisfied.
Fed policymakers signaled that on average they expect just one more quarterpoint rate hike this year and stable rates in 2027. Scott Horsley, Impair News, Washington.
The judge wants the administration to respond later this morning to a request for an emergency court hearing. on the plan to close the Kennedy Center for up to two years for repairs.
What are the Fed’s projections for future rate hikes and inflation goals?
The request came as part of a lawsuit filed by Democratic Ohio Congresswoman Joyce Beatty. The Trump administration is preparing to install signs that warn against ideological bias at the Smithsonian, MPR's Jennifer Fenasco reports.
The Interior Department says the signs will comply with President Trump's July Executive Order called Restoring Trust in the Smithsonian Institution. In a September third letter to Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley, Interior Secretary Doug Burgham said the temporary signs would warn visitors that the National Museum of American History is being used. quote, as a tool to advance personal radical ideologies. In a statement shared with NPR, Senator Merkley calls it another step in a well-planned pressure campaign by the Trump administration and says he will, quote, fight like hell to protect the Smithsonians' independence. The twelve signs cost an estimated seven thousand dollars each. The Smithsonian Institution declined to comment.
Jennifer Vinasco, NPR News.
Why is the Trump administration installing ideological‑bias signs at the Smithsonian?
And you're listening to NPR News. The United Nations General Assembly is due to vote later today on allowing Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to address next week's annual gathering of world leaders through a video statement. The bill comes after the Trump administration for the second year in a row denied visas for a Palestinian delegation to attend the meeting. Abbas addressed the General Assembly via video last year. East Africa bracing for what could be a record El Nino year. Aid groups estimate that in the worst case scenario, up to three million people could be displaced due to floods in the region. As it peers Duri Bascarin reports this could include one of the world's largest refugee camps in northern Kenya.
Hundreds of thousands of people, mostly from Somalia, live in Dadab, a refugee camp in northern Kenya. Lena Hoon of the Danish Refugee Council says the agency is now preparing evacuation routes and helping farmers build flood resistant storage for seeds and animal feed. People have already fled once, mostly from conflict, and a flood is a shock that they simply can't absorb. Tens of thousands of people in Dadab were displaced by floods during the last El Nino in twenty twenty three. Agencies hope that better preparation this year will save lives. Derry Buscarin and Pierre News.
The National Toy Hall of Fame in Rochester, New York has announced its twelve finalists for the class of twenty twenty six.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the opening overview of today’s NPR News segment?
0:01–1:08
2
How is the Federal Reserve responding to stubborn inflation and global tensions?
1:08–1:51
3
What are the Fed’s projections for future rate hikes and inflation goals?
1:51–2:56
4
Why is the Trump administration installing ideological‑bias signs at the Smithsonian?
2:56–4:44
5
Which toys are finalists for the 2026 National Toy Hall of Fame?
4:44–4:52