NPR News: 09-26-2025 1PM EDT
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What did President Trump say about future indictments and James Comey's charges?
President Trump says he hopes more of his political enemies will be indicted. NPR's Tamara Keith reports this comes after Trump's brand new handpicked interim U.S. attorney in Virginia returned an indictment against one of Trump's more outspoken critics, former FBI Director James Comey.
Comey was indicted on two counts related to allegedly lying to Congress in testimony five years ago after Trump demanded that the Justice Department prosecute him. Trump says he expects more of the people who made his life miserable over the last eight years to be prosecuted.
It's about justice, really. It's not revenge. It's about justice. It's also about the fact that you can't let this go on. They are sick, radical left people, and they can't get away with it. And Comey was one of the people. He wasn't the biggest, but he's a dirty cop.
Comey says he is innocent, and he looks forward to proving it at trial. Tamara Keith, NPR News, the White House.
Mixed reception for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the UN General Assembly this morning. Before his speech, dozens of diplomats walked out. Netanyahu rejected international condemnations of the Israeli military's ongoing offensive in Gaza, and he had a message for hostages still being held by Hamas.
Our brave heroes, this is Prime Minister Netanyahu speaking to you live from the United Nations. We have not forgotten you, not even for a second. The people of Israel are with you. We will not falter and we will not rest until we bring all of you home.
Netanyahu is due to meet President Trump Monday. Yesterday, Trump sided with Arab leaders in vowing not to allow Israel to annex the occupied West Bank. Also, in a departure from Israel and the U.S., several Western allies recently formally recognized the Palestinian state. President Trump says he will impose a 100% tariff on brand name pharmaceutical imports starting October 1st. That is unless companies are in the process of building factories to make the medicines in the U.S.
Here's NPR's Sydney Lepkin. The president has been talking about imposing tariffs on drug companies for months, mentioning different percentages and dates. He took to Truth Social Thursday to post that the tariffs will begin next month. It's unclear how broadly the tariff will affect consumers.
How did Trump describe his reasons for prosecuting political opponents and labeling critics?
They won't apply to generics, about 90% of prescriptions filled in the U.S., only brand name drugs. And he's making an exception for companies that are expanding manufacturing in the U.S. Many brand name drug makers have announced new U.S. factories in recent months, which could exempt them from the tariff. Sydney Lepkin, NPR News.
U.S. stocks are trading higher this hour. The Dow is now up 340 points, or roughly three quarters of a percent. This is NPR News. Tennessee residents are learning that the plan to deploy National Guard troops to Memphis will be very different from President Trump's deployment of the service members to Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles in recent months. Today, the state's Republican Governor Bill Lee said the Guard members will be from Tennessee. They'll be deputized by the U.S. Marshals Service and help fight crime. Lee says they will not be armed unless asked by local law enforcement and will not make arrests. President Trump has framed the deployments as anti-crime, but critics argue Trump is unlawfully targeting Democratic-led cities.
The Union for Canada's Postal Service has declared an immediate nationwide strike. Dan Karpenchuk reports it comes just hours after the federal government announced sweeping changes, including the closing of some post offices and the eventual end of door-to-door delivery in their country.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says all of its members are walking off the job in response to Ottawa's attack on the Postal Service and its workers. Canada Post has been losing money and Federal Procurement Minister Joel Lightbound says big changes are needed. He says the corporation is facing an existential crisis. Mail and parcel delivery have slowed.
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