NPR News: 08-21-2026 11AM EDT
Summary
This NPR News Now episode covers the Supreme Court’s review of Trump’s White House ballroom construction and U.S. deportations of Mexican nationals to Guatemala. It reports on Costco’s pilot program to sell Medicare plans and rising U.S. casualties in the Iran war. Additional stories include a legal dispute over AI-generated meme ownership, a multi-state illness outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts, and a gain in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Topics discussed
Supreme Court weighs in on Trump's White House ballroom construction
US deporting Mexican nationals to Guatemala
Costco pilot program to sell Medicare plans
US war casualties in Iran reach 757 wounded
Legal battle over ownership of AI character 'Tung Tung'
Illness outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts
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