NPR News: 07-16-2026 7PM EDT
Summary
This NPR News Now episode covers President Trump’s upcoming Oval Office address on election integrity and the White House’s insistence that ICE vehicle stops continue despite recent shootings. Other stories include rising oil prices and a proposed windfall tax, the FDA’s approval of a new cholesterol-reducing pill, and deadly floods in Texas. The broadcast also reports on the discovery of sugar in the Milky Way and the upcoming release of Joe Biden’s memoir.
Topics discussed
Trump's primetime address on election integrity
ICE vehicle stops continue despite deadly shootings
Proposed windfall tax on oil company profits
FDA approves new cholesterol-lowering pill
Texas floods raise death toll to two
Sugar discovered in the center of the galaxy
Joe Biden's memoir release date announced
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