NPR News: 09-01-2026 10PM EDT
Summary
Congress passed a bipartisan bill extending federal spending through mid-December to avoid a shutdown before the midterms. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned after clashing with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over military strategy and budget issues. A flash flood in the Grand Canyon killed two people, part of a trend of intensified summer storms linked to climate change. Additionally, Marine Le Pen’s party proposed banning Muslim headscarves in France, while Apple Maps renamed Lake Ontario to Lake America for U.S. users following a Trump executive order.
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