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Week in Politics: Trump bans news outlets; Iran War; mail-in voting; interest rates

NPR | By Scott Simon,
Ron Elving
Published September 19, 2026 at 5:46 AM MDT

The Trump administration was frustrated both home and abroad this week.

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Scott Simon
Scott Simon is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First.
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Ron Elving
Ron Elving is Senior Editor and Correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR News, where he is frequently heard as a news analyst and writes regularly for NPR.org.
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