On today's episode:

• Some FEMA staff are put on leave after signing dissent letter.
• Handling crime a strength for Trump as many in US see a 'major problem' in big cities AP-NORC poll.
• US tariffs take effect on India, threatening $48.2B in exports.
• Embattled Fed Gov. Lisa Cook says she'll sue Trump to keep her job.
• After Trump's DOGE action, 300 million people's Social Security data is at risk, whistleblower says.
• Denmark summons US envoy after report of Americans carrying out influence operations in Greenland.
• Trump asks court to toss remaining civil fraud penalties after getting his massive fine thrown out.
• Texas election map for 2026 are racially biased, voting-rights advocates say in lawsuit.
• Court throws out lawsuit by Trump administration against all Maryland federal judges.
• Trump threatens some California, Washington, New Mexico funding over enforcing trucker English rules.
• Latest launch of SpaceX's Starship deploys 8 dummy satellites, then splashes down into Indian Ocean.
• Cracker Barrel relents, says its old logo will return.
• Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged.
• Jeremy Allen White on taking 'a leap of faith' to play Springsteen in 'Deliver Me From Nowhere'.
• A US tariff exemption for small orders ends Friday. It's a big deal to some shoppers and businesses.
• Tropical storms Juliette and Fernand churn over open waters in different oceans.
• Wisconsin missing kayaker who faked his own death is sentenced to 89 days in jail.
• Owners of upstate New York dog boarding facility charged in deaths of 21 dogs.
• Towering wall of dust rolls through metro Phoenix, leaving thousands without power.
• A late push sends Wall Street near its records.
• August consumer confidence dips in US with jobs, tariffs and high prices driving most unease.
• The top ranked American survives an upset bid as stars advance at the U.S. Open, a 45-year-old tennis icon continues her major return, a three-time MLB All-Star is suspended and a Cy Young candidate is sidelined, Tommy DeVito is one of many quarterbacks released as teams trim rosters to 53 players, and the Masters will take winners of six national opens and eliminate invitations to PGA Tour fall winners.
• Flash floods leave 32 dead in Indian-controlled Kashmir as over 150,000 are displaced in Pakistan.
• Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries have some Russian regions running on empty.
• Korean Air plans to buy more than 100 Boeing aircraft.

—The Associated Press

About this program

Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate.

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