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Week in politics: Trump attends Republican midterm convention and Pentagon's 9/11 memorial service

NPR | By Ron Elving,

Scott Simon

Published September 12, 2026 at 8:04 AM EDT

President Trump attended a 9/11 memorial service at the Pentagon on Friday after speaking on both nights of a Republican gathering in Dallas.

Ron Elving

Ron Elving is Senior Editor and Correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR News, where he is frequently heard as a news analyst and writes regularly for NPR.org.

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Scott Simon

Scott Simon is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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