NPR News: 09-18-2026 8AM EDT
Summary
NPR News Now covers a redacted DHS email listing jurisdictions with non-English ballots, sparking concerns about federal agent deployment at polls ahead of midterms. The report also details a federal judge blocking repairs to the Kennedy Center and Senator Tom Tillis’s criticism of the administration’s focus on the building. Additionally, the FCC approved a waiver allowing foreign investors in the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, while Anthropic announced its AI model is now helping design its next version. The episode concludes with the US Conference of Catholic Bishops forming an AI task fo…
Topics discussed
DHS email raises questions about election plans
Kennedy Center renovation blocked and political fallout
FCC approves Paramount-Warner Bros. merger petition
Foreign investment details and FCC dissent in merger
Anthropic's Claude AI helps design next version
Catholic bishops create AI task force
New cat species identified in Bolivia
Sierra Club public service announcement
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