NPR News: 09-14-2026 5PM EDT

0:00This message comes from Angie. Angie has been helping homeowners find skilled pros to get their home projects done well for over 30 years. For everything, from minor repairs to major remodels, find reviews, pricing, and booking at Angie.com or on the Angie app. Live from NPR News in Washington, on Ryleann Barton, President Trump says that Ukraine and Russia have agreed to halt striking energy infrastructure, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelinsky says he doesn't trust Russia to abide by the apparent agreement. NPR's Joanna Kekisis reports from Keeve. Writing on social media, Zelinsky said his country had proposed an agreement with Russia to stop the destruction of critical infrastructure. This includes energy facilities, ports, and food and pharmaceutical warehouses. Zelinsky writes that if Ukraine's allies can ensure Russia does not strike these sites, then Ukraine will also stop its attacks. But he adds Ukraine is not confident that Russia has any desire to abide by any agreement. Joanna Kekisis and NPR News Keeve.

1:06New reporting from ProPublica finds that a Russian oligarch with ties to the Kremlin spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on the wedding of President Trump's son Donald Trump Jr. back in May. And Piers Alina Moore reports. According to ProPublica, Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev financed sizable portions of Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding to socialite Bettina Anderson, including renting out a private island for the reception. NPR has not independently verified this reporting. But the finding has sparked worry among national security experts, given Kremlev's close link to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson defended their wedding festivities in a statement on social media, saying the celebration followed a private ceremony where only family was present, describing Kremlev spending as, quote, an extraordinarily generous wedding gift from a friend. Alina Moore and Piers News. Congressional Republicans say President Trump has agreed to new ethics provisions to help get a sweeping cryptocurrency bill across the finish line. Trump would be required either to divest or

2:07place an a blind trust, any significant financial interest in an entity that issues cryptocurrencies. The president earned more than $1 billion from cryptocurrency ventures in 2025. The new measures would also give state attorneys general a role in enforcing the new law. China is criticizing calls by tech CEOs in the US to slow down the development of AI, calling them part of a quote, Cold War playbook. NPR's Rob Schmitz reports. The comments followed an essay published over the weekend by Anthropic CEO Dario Amade, an adorist by open AI CEO Sam Altman and SpaceX founder Elon Musk to deliberately slow down the pace of AI models for the sake of safety, adding that a Chinese lead in AI would pose a quote grave danger for the US and the world. China's foreign ministry spokesman Guadiacuin responded by saying that quote, fear mongering, confrontation and malicious competition will only disrupt the process of global AI governance and serve no one's interests. President Trump also criticized Amade's essay, saying the US is leading China in AI and that he wants to keep it that way.

3:10Rob Schmitz and Piers News. AI stocks slid worldwide today. This is NPR News. Texas landowners, ranchers and business owners are suing to stop the Trump administration's border wall plans in the Big Bend region. The lawsuit challenges the administration's $46 billion effort to build walls and barriers along the southern border. The plaintiffs argue that the Homeland Security Department is misusing its authority, citing low illegal crossing statistics in Big Bend. Costume designer to the stars Bob Mackie died today. He was 87 years old. NPR's Chloe Veltman reports Mackie was known as the Sultan of Sequence. Bob Mackie's dazzling designs became as memorable as the stars who wore them. Think shares feathered Mohawk headdress ensemble at the 1986 Oscars. He designed an estimated 17,000 costumes for Carol Burnett's variety show, including a famous dress made out of a pair of curtains from her 1976, gone with the wind parody. In a 2003 interview with WHY Wise Fresh Air,

4:14Burnett recalled Mackie's impact. Sometimes he would put me in stuff that would literally save the sketch. Mackie won nine Emmy Awards and a Tony Award and continued dressing stars into the 21st century like Miley Cyrus and Pink, Chloe Veltman NPR News. The Supreme Court will decide this month whether to hear a lobster fisherman's challenge to a requirement for tracking devices on boats. Main lobster fisherman Frank Thompson argues it constitutes unreasonable search in seizure. Authorities say the monitoring program is crucial for understanding lobster populations which are declining in New England. Thompson is appealed to the Supreme Court after a federal appeals court denied his claim last year. I'm Ryland Barton. This is 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.