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Episode Date: October 13, 2026

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This is NPR News Now. The latest headlines every hour. Live from NPR News, I'm Jail Snyder. President Trump is promising that pain at the pomp will come to an end once the Iran war is over. It's going to end very soon. And as soon as it ends, your gasoline comes down. But remember, your prices, your gas prices are lower than when Biden was president. And he didn't do anything about Iran.

Islamic Republic of Iran. Trump arrived back at the White House late last night after speaking Monday at a campaign rally in Youngstown, Ohio. The AAA Motor Club says gas prices are at the highest they've ever been for this time of year, with the national average topping $4 a gallon in October for the first time. Trump is heading to Alaska later today to campaign for Republican Senator Dan Sullivan. Trump plans to hold rallies in Arizona and Montana on Wednesday. President Trump's remarks in Ohio came after federal agents searched the Washington, D.C. home of Minnesota Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. NPR's Luke Garrett says the Minnesota Democrat has long sparked the ire of President Trump. In response to questions regarding the search of Congresswoman Omar's home, the Department of Justice tells NPR agents with the Homeland Security Investigations, quote, executed a judicially authorized search warrant.

This warrant was approved by the DOJ and the search was done in Washington, D.C. The DOJ says the HSI search was part of a, quote, ongoing federal criminal investigation. The Minnesota representative was first elected to the House in 2018. She's part of a group of progressive female lawmakers known as the squad. Trump has long criticized Omar and the squad. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington. Congresswoman Omar is calling the surge part of President Trump's intimidation campaign. And on social media, she said she will not be silenced. MPR is reporting that the investigation deals with immigration fraud, allegation. that Omar denies. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham says Iran was behind a recent security issue at a U.S.-run military base in England. The incident with masked men arrested near where U.S. bombers take

off for Iran prompted the U.S. military to transfer its aircraft. In Pierce, Lauren Freer, reports from London. Prime Minister Burnham had previously said Iran was linked to last month's incident at Royal Air Force Base Fairford. Two weeks on, he now says, It is highly likely to have been coordinated in Iran, almost certainly directed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard. The British government has summoned the Iranian ambassador and also imposed fresh sanctions on two Iranian nationals. One is a revolutionary guard official. The other is described as a facilitator of a criminal network. They're banned from British soil and will have any assets here frozen. Britain, the U.S. and 27 other countries also issued a statement condemned.

what they call lethal plotting by Iran through covert networks and proxy actors. Lauren Freyer and PR News, London. This is NPR News. Six Flags has temporarily closed nine roller coasters across six separate amusement parks. A spokesperson says the closures are out of an abundance of caution after one person was killed and several were injured Monday at Six Flags over Georgia. Medicare open enrollment begins this week. gets a chance for people over the age of 65 to switch their coverage plans.

And PR Selena Simmons-Duffin reports that premiums are going up from Medicare next year, much like in all health insurance plans across the country. About half of the 66 million people enrolled in Medicare are in what's called traditional Medicare run by the federal government. The other half are enrolled in Medicare Advantage, where private companies manage the plan. Health experts say it's especially important for people enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans or prescription drug plans to log in during open enrollment and make sure your plan still fits your needs. There are tools online at Medicare.gov for comparing options, and there are state health

insurance assistance programs or ships in every state, staffed by experts who can walk people through their options and help them enroll. Selina Simmons-Duffin and PR News. If you're enrolling in Medicare for the first time, your window opens three months before you turn 65 and ends three months after your birthday month. NASA's Perseverance rover has set a record. The space agency says it is driven farther than any other vehicle on the service of another world. Perseverance arrived on Mars in 2021, and now NASA says the rover's odometer hit 20.10 miles on Sunday, breaking the record that took 15 years to set by NASA's Opportunity Rover.