NPR News: 09-13-2026 10AM EDT

0:00Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. President Trump is downplaying stark warnings about the potential dangers of rapidly advancing artificial intelligence. We're leading China in AI. We're most sophisticated country in the world. And frankly, I want to keep it that way because whoever wins AI wins. And we can put guardrails. We can do this in that. But I think you have a lot of negative forces in bringing it up. And I shouldn't be bringing it up. Opponents of a broad slow down worry that putting the brakes on development could give other countries, mainly China in edge, but anthropic open AI and Elon Musk are backing the slower pace. Warning that the technology is advancing faster than current safeguards. The concerns are also adding pressure on Congress to consider new AI regulations. House Speaker Mike Johnson says lawmakers need to take a measured approach. If they want to slow that down, that's fine.

1:00But we also at the same time have to resist Congress jumping in and imposing some sort of emergency moratorium. It's got to be done right safely wisely. Congress has yet to pass comprehensive AI regulations. President Trump says he expects a trade deal with Canada very soon. As Dan Carpenschuk reports, Ottawa says there are no plans to resume negotiations. Speaking to journalists on his trip to Ireland Saturday, Trump was optimistic about a trade deal with Canada getting done. You'll probably see a deal with Canada fairly soon. His comment came less than a week since Ottawa's retaliatory measures went into effect. After he slapped more tariffs on Canada three weeks ago, he then added new tariffs to take effect Tuesday and even bends on Canadian dairy and alcohol to kick in at the end of September. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, huddled with his cabinet on Friday, planning out Ottawa's next move. But there's been no mention yet of more countermeasures. His Minister of Canada, U.S. trade Dominic Leblanc said although he's been in touch with

2:00the American side, there are no plans to resume formal talks. For NPR News, I'm Dan Carpenschuk in Toronto. Election officials around the country are getting ready to mark National Voter Registration Day this week. NPR's Hansi Lawong reports. The window starts to close the first weekend of October for registering to vote or updating your registration for the midterm general election. At some places including Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Then October 5th is a major voter registration deadline for Arizona, Indiana, Ohio and American Samoa. October 5th is also the last date to sign up in the southern states of Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas. If you're already registered, election officials recommend confirming your status and contact information before the deadline by visiting your state's official election website. Officials can remove your name from voter rolls, especially if you recently moved, changed your name or haven't voted in a while. Hansi Lawong and NPR News. This is NPR. The documentary on the Israeli military's killing of civilians in Gaza has received the

3:06top prize at the Venice Film Festival. Israeli officials are contesting the film's allegations as NPR's Daniel Estren reports. The documentary is called Naza. That's the Israeli military term for collateral damage. The film features 24 anonymous Israeli soldiers who discuss the tracking and killing of Hamas, targets and Palestinian civilians in Gaza. The Israeli military said it categorically rejects the film's allegations. It didn't give specifics, but said soldiers' claims in the film do not match their junior level ranking and level of involvement. Former Israeli Prime Minister Nuf Tali Bennett called the film a blood libel. The film's Israeli co-director Yuv Al-Avraham spoke at the premiere. I'm thinking of all the people, the Israeli politicians, the journalists, back home who are now attacking this film, denying it, without even seeing it. The film got a record 25 minutes standing ovation. Daniel Estren and NPR News. Tel Aviv. Saudi Arabia is shut down of its east-west oil pipeline, is raising concerns about global

4:06supplies and fuel prices. The route was hit by drone attacks, cutting off a major alternative to the Strait of Hormuz. Morgan Bezillion is a public policy professor at the Payn Institute. There was a lot of reliance on this east-west pipelines, moving millions of barrels of extra or diverted oil that couldn't get through the Strait of Hormuz one way or the other. Before they shut down, the pipeline had been moving between four and five million barrels of oil a day. This is NPR.