NPR News: 08-21-2026 3PM EDT
Summary
President Trump threatens a defamation lawsuit against the Center for American Progress over a report on National Guard deployments, while the Supreme Court temporarily allows White House ballroom construction to continue. An appeals court blocks DOJ subpoenas to NY Attorney General Letitia James, and Trump rallies in South Carolina to support Senate candidate Darlene Graham. Additionally, the CDC links nearly 11,000 cyclospora cases to iceberg lettuce, and a British court orders Prince Harry and others to pay damages in a privacy lawsuit.
Topics discussed
Trump threatens lawsuit over National Guard report
Supreme Court allows White House ballroom construction
Court blocks DOJ subpoenas to NY Attorney General
Trump rallies for Darlene Graham in South Carolina
U.S. stocks climb with Dow Jones up over 1%
Cyclospora outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce
Celebrities ordered to pay damages in privacy case
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