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News Today

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08/023/2026

Here is today’s US press round-up, from the editor of Bayou Blue Radio:

PBS, NPR, Associated Press, AXIOS, The Guardian, The Washington Post, The Nation, NBC

SUMMER EDITION

National news from the American press, selected by the editorial staff of Bayou Blue Radio.

PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) is the leading nonprofit public television network in the United States, renowned for its high quality documentaries, educational programming, cultural content,

and news. Funded through a combination of public support, viewer donations, and private philanthropy, PBS is dedicated to providing accessible, informative, and enriching programming for all audiences.

Senate leaders reach funding deal to avoid shutdown during campaign season

Ken Martin hunkers down at the Democratic National Committee as a storm gathers around party leader

Trump frequently announces he’s halting strikes in Iran. But they keep happening

What’s in the proposed deal to disarm Hamas and withdraw Israeli forces from Gaza

 

Screen shot 2025 06 14 at 11.12.13 amNPR was founded on February 26, 1970, when it was created by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting following the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967.

Its first national broadcast aired later, on April 20, 1971.

Trump says he’s cancelling Iran strikes, deal pending

Democrats are focused on affordability. Some say they should focus on democracy too

Lebanese who fled the Israeli invasion visit to see what’s left

Spain’s Pedro Sánchez was a hero of migrants. After Ceuta, he faces his biggest challenge

 

The Associated Press, usually called “AP”,  was founded in May 1846 in New York City. It was created by several newspapers that joined together to share the cost of reporting news about the Mexican-American War.

Blanche terminates fund for Trump allies after GOP senators threaten to block his attorney general bid

Trump once again threatens massive escalation against Tehran only to walk back

Why Trump has fallen into a cycle of threats and U-turns on Iran

Washington state fires destroy hundreds of structures and force Spokane-area residents to evacuate

 

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The U.S. edition of The Guardian — known as Guardian US — was launched in September 2011 from New York City, under founding editor-in-chief Janine Gibson. It was created as the American digital operation of the British newspaper.

‘Stark example of brutality’: Trump’s ICE used court orders in plan to force-feed at least 10 hunger strikers in detention

Middle East crisis live: Iran denies Trump’s claims that talks due to take place

Trump climbs down on Iran strikes in expectation of ‘rapidly’ reaching a deal

Family to sue after woman released from ICE custody froze to death

 

Bayou Blue Radio (The Voice of Jazz) was founded in France in 2016 before relocating to the United States in 2021. The station is dedicated to promoting contemporary American and European jazz while publishing in-depth editorial features and artist-focused articles on its website, bayoublueradio.org.

Editorial – August 2026:

The Artist’s Dilemma: Navigating the Hybrid Middle Ground in a Volatile Energy Landscape

SOCIETY

Additional Considerations Before Investing in Your Live Performance Setup

At Café Malta, a Coq au Vin Worth Crossing an Ocean For

Sennheiser HD 280 Pro: Learning to Hear Again

Apple: As Tim Cook Nears Exit, Professionals Dare to Hope Again

INTERVIEWS

Gregg Hill – The Interview

Interview: Yelena Eckemoff

Interview: Dr. Anthony Branker

Interview Frank Amsallem

Interview: Isabelle Bodenseh – Giving Voice to Dignity

Interview: Origin Records

Bayou Blue Radio – Paris-Move Jazz Awards 2025

ITW: Andy Emler, Refusing the Comfort of Borders

Rob Reiner, or the quiet humanism of American cinema

Music:

September: New albums on Bayou Blue Radio

Al Swainger’s Pointless Beauty –  Impure Imagination

Emil Ingmar – Polaroids

Emile Parisien – Floating

Ida Sand – I Will Be Right There

Nico Widdsom Trio – On Fools and Clowns

Visions of Nar – Awakening

 

August: New albums on Bayou Blue Radio

Adam De Luca – The Man Who Would Be the King

Andrew Kim –  Lineage

Barcelona Art Orchestra & Miguel Zenón – Expressions

Clark Sommers – WaBaSH

Claudia Acuña – Ave de Luz: Chilean Jazz & Soul

Ayn Inserto and WDR Big Band – Jagged Edges Elegant Lines 

Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo – El Arte Del Bolero, Vol. 3

Mike Clark – Kuon Ganjo

Mike Jones – Mike Jones With Strings

Nicole Yvette – Say Yes

Nils Landgren 70 – Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XIX (Live)

EXCHANGE – Live at the Keystone Korner

Golding, Bernstein, Stewart – Rhombus

Jeff Colella & Putter Smith – Between Friends

Russ Anixter’s Hippie Big Band – What Next?

The Holland Court Jazz Trio – Inverted Tango

Will Schneider Trio – Convergence

Zaccai Curtis – Sonoluminescence Vol. 1

 

The Washington Post was founded in 1877 by Stilson Hutchins. The newspaper published its first issue on December 6, 1877, in Washington, D.C.

Blanche formally rescinds plan for ‘weaponization’ fund, in deal to advance AG nomination

Loomer’s Ukraine reversal deepens split in Trump’s ‘America First’ movement

Senate GOP rushes to pass budget bill and avoid shutdown ahead of midterms

How rogue officers turned a nationwide camera network into a tool for stalking

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NBC News traces its origins back to 1926, when the NBC radio network first launched its news service.

However, the organization as a more formalized news division—what is commonly referred to today as NBC News—was officially established around 1940, as NBC expanded into television news and structured its reporting operations more clearly.