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Military commanders, intelligence officials, diplomatic power players. They know things you may not about where the world is headed. And we will pull back the curtain on what they're thinking. On Sources and Methods, NPR's new national security podcast, Our team will help you understand America's shifting role in the world. Listen to Sources and Methods from npr.
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Ramm. President Trump said today he'll send troops to Oregon to protect immigration facilities from protesters. He said he's directing officials to provide all necessary troops to what he described as war ravaged Portland. Senator Jeff Merkley, a Democrat, does not appear to believe the president is acting to protect the city.
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The president has sent agents here to create chaos and and riots in Portland to induce a reaction, to induce protests, to induce conflicts. His goal is to make Portland look like what he's been describing it as.
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A US Official not authorized to speak publicly tells NPR the Pentagon has not issued a deployment order for troops to go to Portland and only heard of the president's request from the media. Stocks lost ground this week despite some positive economic data. NPR's Scott Horsley reports. All of the major stock indexes ended the week in the red.
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Consumer spending is the biggest driver of the US Economy, and consumers have not stopped spending yet. A report from the Commerce Department shows personal spending jumped more than half a percent in August. Revised figures show spending in April, May and June was also stronger than initially reported. Spending on housing is still in a slump, though. Sales of existing homes fell in August even as sales of new homes jumped. Mortgage rates inched up this week to an average of 6.3% on a 30 year loan. For the week, the Dow slipped a tenth of a percent. The S&P 500 index fell a third of a percent, and the tech heavy NASDAQ dropped 2/3 of a percent. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
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Iran has recalled its ambassadors to Britain, France and Germany over their moves to reinstate international sanctions over the regime's nuclear pursuits. Terry Schultz reports sanctions are due to take effect this weekend.
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The Iranian regime called the decision to restore UN Security Council sanctions against Tehran irresponsible. A month ago, Britain, France and Germany warned Iran snapback sanctions would apply if Tehran did not take steps to halt its nuclear program, including the resumption of cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, part of the 2015 deal under which Iran agreed to curtail its advancement. President Trump pulled the US out of that agreement in 2018. China and Russia proposed an extension of the moratorium, but it failed to get support. The sanctions include an embargo on conventional weapons, a global asset freeze and travel bans on Iranian officials. For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz.
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Officials in southern India say at least 36 people were killed in a stampede today. Dozens more were hospitalized. It happened at a rally for actor turned politician Vijay, who's campaigning ahead of state elections next year. This is NPR News. The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to uphold an executive order that tries to restrict birthright citizenship. Three lower courts had blocked the order. Since the 14th Amendment to the Constitution states that anyone born in the US Is a citizen, eight former death row prisoners have been transferred to the most restrictive facility in the US Prison system. As George Hale from member station WFIU reports, President Biden had reduced their federal death sentences to life without parole.
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Trump blasted Biden's decision and ordered the Justice Department to house the prisoners under conditions reflecting the monstrosity of their crimes. Now the US Prison Bureau is relocating eight of them to ADX Florence, the harshest prison in the federal system. Attorneys argue the move amounts to collective punishment for Biden's decision, something none of the prisoners had any control over. Inmate location. Records show that of the eight men now at adx, six were sentenced to death for killing fellow prisoners and guards in Texas and West Virginia. The eighth prisoner, Edward Fields, is a former Oklahoma prison guard. All were being held at a US Prison in Indiana, where the first Trump administration carried out a record breaking 13 executions. For NPR News, I'm George Hale in Bloomington, Indiana.
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A ten foot statue of Tina Turner was unveiled today in Brownsville, Tennessee. The rural community is where she grew up in before becoming one of the most popular entertainers in the world. Her hit songs include Private Dancer and what's Love Got to Do With It. Tina Turner had died in 2023 at the age of 83. I'm Nora Ram, NPR News.
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