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NPR News: 07-23-2026 6PM EDT

July 23, 2026·4 min·5-min readnarrativenews
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This NPR News episode covers a series of urgent developments under the Trump administration, including new tariffs, rising oil and mortgage rates due to Middle East conflict, a Justice Department retreat from subpoenas targeting The New York Times, federal review of controversial peptid

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Rylan BartonHadil al-ShalchiArun SubramanianSean BuckleyDavid McCrawStephen BasahaRobert F. Kennedy Jr.

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