NPR News: 09-10-2026 8PM EDT

0:00This message comes from Capital One commercial bank. Access comprehensive solutions from a top commercial bank that prioritizes your needs today and goals for tomorrow. Learn more at capital.1 slash commercial member FDIC. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton, President Trump's promise of a $5,000 dividend to every American adult if Republicans win in November is getting a mixed response even from Republicans and Paris Tamer Keith reports from the Republican midterm convention in Dallas. This isn't President Trump's first promise to send Americans cash payments. This time the dollar figure is higher, but no more politically realistic. The bill for this proposed dividend would be more than $1 trillion. Meredith Smith from Austin, Texas says she wakes up every morning and thanks God Trump is president, but she's not sold on this. I don't know. I kind of think maybe they should take that and put it into the debt. But a lot of people are going to like that, but it also smacks

1:03of the other side. So I don't know, I mixed feelings. The response from Republican congressional leaders has been cautious. Tamer Keith and PR News Dallas. Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he hopes Republicans in the U.S. lose control of Congress in the midterm elections saying the vote could deliver a political rebuke over President Trump's trade war with Canada. Ford's comments came two days after Washington escalated the dispute by banning some Canadian dairy products, motorcycles, and most alcoholic beverages. Canadian retaliatory tariffs took effect on about $20 billion in U.S. goods. Following the attacks of 9-11, first responders and cleanup crews rushed toward the destruction. Advocates say over 2,000 of them were immigrants who were in the U.S. illegally. And peers, Jasmine Garst reports. Many immigrant workers have gotten workers comp and helped through the James DeDrogan 9-11 Health and Compensation Act. But advocates say many without legal status are too scared to apply. Lucelli asks that we withhold her last name for fear of deportation.

2:07She worked at Ground Zero, wearing a paper mask and rubber gloves. Amor Shem, El Polbeiroci. Since then, she's battled breast cancer and asthma. The attack released hundreds of tons of toxic debris into the air. There have been more than 57,000 cancer cases related to exposure. The 9-11 immigrant worker freedom act would give Ground Zero workers a path to citizenship. It was introduced in 2017 and reintroduced in 2025, but remains stalled in Congress. Jasmine Garst and Pierre News, New York. Missouri's Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins has ordered local election authorities to use the 2022 Congressional map instead of a new map backed by President Trump following weeks of legal wrangling. It comes after the Supreme Court again rejected the map backed by Trump. A loss for Republicans trying to main control of the House in the fast approaching midterm elections. The back and forth has created confusion for voters shortly before mail-in ballots begin

3:08going out. Major U.S. Stock Index is sank today. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Industry data shows China's passenger car exports have already surpassed last year's total in the first eight months of the year. The increase is driven by shipments of plug-in, hybrids, and pure electric vehicles. Analysts say the country is on track for a 50% to 70% increase in full-year passenger vehicle exports this year. Chinese cars are not allowed to be sold or imported for consumer use in the U.S. Mexico will get less water from the Colorado River under a new U.S. agreement. Analysts say it's a sign of strong cooperation despite political differences. From Member Station KJZZ, Alex Hager has more. The new deal is in keeping with a long-standing tradition of Mexico taking less water during dry times. Jennifer Pitt studies the river at the nonprofit Audubon Society. As American states bicker over the shrinking river's future, Pitt says the deal helps Mexico find some stability.

4:08Yes, of course, living with less is challenging, but having certainty about the water supply that you have to use, I think, is a huge advantage. Pitt says it's remarkable that the deal was signed without being complicated by broader tensions between the U.S. and Mexico. For NPR News, I'm Alex Hager in Phoenix. A new study shows that the planet Mercury may be shrinking faster than expected. German scientists reported that the shrinkage may be 30% more than previously believed. That's a loss in diameter as much as 14 miles since the planet formed. That's significant for a planet barely 3,000 miles across. Mercury has been shrinking because of internal cooling, which tightens the surface like a girdle. This is NPR News. Stay safe with everyday style. Go to bombas.com slash NPR.