NPR News: 09-13-2026 9AM EDT

0:00Live from NPR News and Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. President Trump is spending his final day in Ireland watching the Irish open at his golf club. But as NPR's Franco Ordonia's reports, when it comes to Trump, golf is never just golf. President Trump traveled from Dublin to his club on the west coast of the island, leaving a wake of controversy after suggesting that Ireland and Northern Ireland be united. The president is focusing today his final day on golf, which for Trump is not just sport or recreation. It's also part of his brand, his business, and his politics. Trump often uses presidential trips, including overseas trips, as opportunities to show off his business properties, while dismissing questions about potential conflicts of interest. Today he'll be watching some of the best golfers in the world compete at his club in Dunebag. Joining him to watch is the Irish T-Shock, Michele Martin. Franco Ordonia's NPR News. Dunebag, Ireland.

1:02The Kremlin says Russia is not ruling out additional US-brokered peace talks with Ukraine beginning this fall. The comments come in the wake of renewed US mediation efforts and weak and fighting that left at least 11 people dead. NPR's Charles Main's reports from Moscow. With Ukraine's air defenses largely depleted, Russia has carried out near daily drone and missile attacks on civilian energy and shipping infrastructure across the country. The port city of Odessa has been a particular target as Russia attempts to block exports of grain, crucial to Ukraine's economy. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has called the attacks an attempt to break Ukraine's resistance. Yet Kiev is also a targeted Russian civilian infrastructure and a bid to bring the war home to Russians. In the latest, Ukrainian drone struck an apartment building in the Republic of Tatarstan and targeted oil facility in the Krasnodar region, part of a pattern of attacks that have caused fuel shortages throughout the summer. Charles Main's NPR News. Moscow. The rising cost of diesel is putting new pressure on the US economy, raising the price of

2:05transporting and producing goods. The increase comes as farmers begin the fall harvest and demand for home heating oil starts to rise. Patrick DeHon is an analyst with GasBuddy. He says the impact extends far beyond the pump. The US economy is already spending roughly $300 million more on diesel today than it was a year ago. So coupled with higher gas prices, the cost of the economy is exceeding $700 million a day compared to costs from a year ago. Triple A says diesel now averages a record $6.20 a gallon. Investors on Wall Street are awaiting a critical decision from the Federal Reserve on interest rates this week. Markets are pricing in the prospect of a rate hike as inflation remains stubborn. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. President Trump wants this Smithsonian to replace the Infinity sculpture outside the

3:05National Museum of American History with a 30-foot statue of George Washington. The president is calling for a special exhibit honoring Washington to remain through February 22nd of 2032. It's unclear whether Trump has the authority to require either change. Photos in Sweden are going to the polls today in an election that's expected to be extremely close. NPR's Esmeen Nicholson reports recent polls show the gap is narrowing between left and right cost of living security, immigration and gang crime are the key topics in this general election. Leader of the Social Democrats, Magdalena Andersson, has consistently led the polls and hopes to return what was Sweden's dominant political party to office after four years in opposition. Incumbent Ulf Kristuschen, the leader of the Centralite Moderates, became Prime Minister four years ago after striking a deal with the far-right Sweden Democrats. He is promising cabinet jobs for them if he remains in power. The Sweden Democrats pledged to revoke permanent resident permits and

4:11stop immigration promising to make Sweden Sweden again. Frempio News, I'm Esmeen Nicholson in Berlin. Rescuers in Indonesia are searching for more than 100 people after a passenger ferry overturned in the Java Sea. The vessel was carrying 243 passengers and crew members when it ran into severe weather. Officials say at least six people have died. This is NPR News. Every week, wherever you get your podcasts.