NPR News: 09-29-2026 9AM EDT
Summary
This episode covers President Trump's launch of an AI-integrated America.gov website and the ban on $1 billion in Canadian goods. It also details the Senate's passage of the Protect College Sports Act, which grants the NCAA limited antitrust exemptions. Other stories include Lindsay Clancy's return to court, Jack Smith's Senate testimony, a judge blocking Trump's voter data demands, and 11-year-old Bodana Sivanandan becoming the youngest Woman Grandmaster in chess.
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Trump to announce AI-powered America.gov update
News briefs: Canada trade ban and college sports bill
Protect College Sports Act clears Senate
Lindsay Clancy retrial hearing in Massachusetts
Jack Smith testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee
Judge blocks Trump's withholding of counterterrorism funds
11-year-old becomes youngest Woman Grandmaster in chess
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