NPR News: 09-03-2026 3PM EDT
Summary
NPR News Now covers a federal officer charged with shooting a Venezuelan immigrant during a Minneapolis crackdown, alongside Vice President JD Vance’s call for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates. The episode also reports on ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s legal team arguing for state immunity, a Massachusetts jury’s struggle to reach a verdict in the Lindsey Clancy case, and a slight decline in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Additionally, a Florida grand jury report details the misappropriation of Medicaid funds by the DeSantis administration.
Topics discussed
ICE officer charged for shooting Venezuelan immigrant
Fed rate decision and VP Vance's comments
Maduros seek immunity from US drug charges
Jury deliberates in Lindsey Clancy child killings
Ebola outbreak in DRC shows signs of plateau
Florida grand jury report on Medicaid funds misuse
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