NPR News: 09-02-2026 1PM EDT
Summary
NPR News Now covers the Trump administration’s push to control Venezuelan oil reserves to lower gas prices ahead of midterms. The episode also reports on a whistleblower lawsuit challenging the USPS’s new mail-in ballot system and Haitian immigrants in Ohio facing GPS ankle monitors after losing protected status. Additional stories include a federal halt on a Nevada data center project and the release of Trump-themed dollar coins.
Topics discussed
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Trump administration secures Venezuelan oil deal
Whistleblower concerns over USPS mail-in ballot system
Haitian immigrants required to wear GPS ankle monitors
USS Abraham Lincoln docks in Thailand
Federal panel halts controversial Nevada data center
New dollar coins featuring President Trump in circulation
Mark Cuban on healthcare costs and Medicare for All
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