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The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is running low. Can Venezuelan oil help?

NPR | By Cooper Katz McKim,

Ricky Mulvey

Published September 25, 2026 at 3:41 AM CDT

Whether it's oil from Venezuela or somewhere else, the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve needs to be refilled. The SPR is widely considered critical for energy security. We run through the challenges to refilling the reserves.

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Cooper Katz McKim

Cooper Katz McKim is an Associate Producer for The Indicator from Planet Money.

Ricky Mulvey

Israel's prime minister addresses U.N. General Assembly

Kat Lonsdorf, A Martínez

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the U.N. General Assembly Thursday amid growing criticism of his government.
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As election enters its final stretch, some Republicans are distancing from Trump

Elena Moore

With less than six weeks until Election Day, a growing number of Republicans are breaking from Trump on key issues. It comes as the party is scrambling to hold onto a slim majority in Congress.
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A Martínez, Leila Fadel

Takeaways from the summit between President Trump and China's Xi, three media outlets banned from the White House returned Thursday after a judge's ruling, Israel's prime minister addresses the U.N.
'Primetime' tells a fictionalized version of the rise of 'To Catch a Predator'

A Martínez

The rise of NBC's "To Catch a Predator" is fictionalized in the film "Primetime," starring Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen. NPR's A Martinez speaks with director Lance Oppenheim.
Iran's president says his country has 'no trust' in U.S. in meeting with journalists

Steve Inskeep, Leila Fadel

NPR's Steve Inskeep was part of a small group of journalists who met with an Iranian official on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York. He tells Leila Fadel what he learned.