2pm ET, October 12 | The latest headlines from NPR
Summary
Federal agents searched the home of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, a move she condemned as political weaponization ahead of the midterms. Tribal leaders raised concerns over a Trump administration proposal to remove race and ethnicity data from the 2030 Census, which could impact federal funding. The episode also covers the start of Medicare open enrollment amid rising premiums, the Nobel Prize in Economics awarded to Robert Hall and Michael Woodford, and Pope Francis’s upcoming surgery to remove a lung nodule.
Topics discussed
Federal agents search Ilhan Omar's home
Native American concerns over census changes
Medicare open enrollment and rising premiums
Sign-off and transition
Nobel Prize in Economics awarded to Hall and Woodford
Pope Francis scheduled for lung nodule surgery
Sponsor message: Cure Alzheimer's Fund
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