NPR News: 09-08-2026 7PM EDT

0:00This message comes from Odo, the all-in-one business management software platform. Whether you're a small or large business, Odo gives you one flexible platform built to grow with you. Try it today for free at odoo.com slash NPR podcasts. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton, US officials say the military struck five Iranian tankers today, and Iranian state media says Iran has launched missiles toward US targets in Jordan. The exchange of attacks come after Iran's navy says it seized an unmanned US submarine, threatening further escalation in PR's Greg Meyer reports. Iran's revolutionary guard course as it trapped the submarine early Tuesday. This is according to Iranian media reports. Iran claimed the sub was equipped with the latest technology and released photos of it being lifted out of the water. On the US side, Captain Tim Hawkins, a spokesman for Central Command, said the underwater drone malfunctioned while, quote, surveying regional waters in support

1:03of ongoing operations. He described the drone as an older model that neither collected sensitive data nor carried any classified sonar or radar equipment. The US and Iran have maintained dueling blockades of the strait for months and continue to clash periodically. Greg Meyer read NPR News, Washington. President Trump says he's going to block the US government's procurement system from buying Canadian goods. It comes after Canada put in place about $20 billion worth of retaliatory tariffs on US goods today as NPR's Emily Feng reports. Writing on a social media site through social trump took umbridge with Canada's strict limits on American dairy imports, which has been a historical point of contention with the US and accused Canada of running, quote, a scan in response to which Trump said he'd ordered the GSA to remove all Canadian origin products. The GSA is the federal government's procurement platform and it handles hundreds of billions of dollars of orders and contracts for goods and software and other services that support federal offices. Trump also threatened over the weekend to stop

2:06Canadian aircraft company Bambardi A from selling in the US to which the Canadian company put out a statement explaining much of its supply chain and its parts are made in the US and American companies. Emily Feng and Pyrr News, the White House. Over a million children lost snap food benefits over the past year and it's impacting access to free breakfast and lunch at schools. And Fihar's Juliana Kim reports. Tens of thousands of schools in the US offer free meals to all of its students regardless of income through the community eligibility provision. In this program, the federal government helps pay for universal free meals depending on how many families or on assistance, like snap. Page Shoemaker Dimeo is an education policy analyst at the Center for American Progress and she says the dramatic decline in snap participation is causing school officials to worry. They're going to have to start picking up some of the tab and then they have to make a tough decision about looking at their budget to determine if they can afford to continue to provide free meals for all or not. So far dozens of schools have announced an end to their universal

3:09free meal programs. NPR's Juliana Kim reporting US stocks sank today. This is NPR News. New Hampshire primary voters are choosing candidates for Congress, governor and the state legislature today with the retirement of Senator Jean Shaheen creating competitive races. The two Republicans hoping to replace the three-meetern Democrat or former senators. She previously defeated Johnson, New New and Scott Brown. The Democratic race includes Congressman Chris Popus and his department. Departure from that seat has led to a crowd of candidates seeking to fill in. A new Pew Research study finds more than four in 10 Americans say that Muslims are having a negative effect on the US. NPR's Jason DeRose reports the study examines data collected since the September 11th, 2001 terror attacks. Pew Research finds that views on Islam are now more negative and more partisan than shortly after 9-11. In 2026, just over half of those surveyed said Islam is more likely than other religions to encourage violence. In 2002,

4:10that number was just 25%. More than three-quarters of Republicans this year say the religion promotes violence, whereas fewer than one-third believed that was the case shortly after 9-11. Pew also found that about six in 10 American Muslims say there's a lot of discrimination against their communities while just over a third say someone has expressed support for them in the past year because of their religion. Jason DeRose, NPR News. Michigan officials are trying to save the Great Lakes Whitefish from invasive muscles that are working to breed fish and captivity to help repopulate Lake Michigan. The invasive muscles have devastated Whitefish populations by stripping away their food source. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. This message comes from DataIQ Agent Management. Most enterprises can't count their AI agents, let alone manage them. DataIQ Agent Management lets you do both from a single view. Visit dataIQ.com to learn more.