NPR News: 09-08-2026 8AM EDT
Summary
Canada retaliates against U.S. tariffs with up to $20 billion in duties, prompting former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to defend the USMCA. Meanwhile, a Trump-backed super PAC spends $10 million in the Texas Senate race, and a federal judge blocks new USPS rules that would restrict mail-in voting. The episode also covers the recovery of data recorders from a crashed Amazon cargo plane, new PISA test results showing mixed outcomes for American students, and the start of jury selection in the federal racketeering trial against Huawei.
Topics discussed
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Canada imposes tariffs in retaliation to US
Trump-backed Super PAC spends in Texas Senate race
New Hampshire primary elections
Court rulings on USPS mail-in voting restrictions
Amazon cargo plane crash data recorders recovered
2025 PISA results for American students
Jury selection begins for Huawei trial
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