NPR News Now

NPR News: 08-19-2026 1PM EDT

August 19, 2026·4 min·4-min readnews briefnews
Podzilla Summary (4 min)
HEADLINES
President Trump nominates Dr. Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration; Overton supported controversial executive order limiting childhood vaccinations.

The United Arab Emirates suspends all trade and financial ties with Iran following alleged missile attacks, escalating

Sign up to read the full summary

Free AI-powered recaps of every episode, delivered to your inbox.

Get Free Summaries →

Free forever for up to 3 podcasts. No credit card required.

Mentions

Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Dr. Heidi OvertonMary PeltolaDan SullivanVolodymyr ZelenskyyLakshmi Singh

Companies

TargetLowe'sModernaLady Lori Helicopter

Topics

Breaking NewsBusiness NewsGlobal NewsPolitical NewsTech News

Listen to This Episode

Get summaries like this every morning.

Free AI-powered recaps of NPR News Now and your other favorite podcasts, delivered to your inbox.

Get Free Summaries →

Free forever for up to 3 podcasts. No credit card required.