Deepa Shivram
Appearances
NPR News Now
NPR News: 02-03-2025 8PM EST
President Trump posted on his social media platform that the tariffs on Canada, which were supposed to go into effect on Tuesday, would be paused to see if an economic deal between the two countries could be reached.
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NPR News: 02-03-2025 8PM EST
Trudeau also shared the news on social media and said Canada would invest $1.3 billion to enforce the U.S.-Canada border to help stop the flow of fentanyl, though only a tiny percentage of fentanyl that comes to the U.S. is through the northern border. Tariffs on Mexico were also given a 30-day pause,
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NPR News: 02-03-2025 8PM EST
after Mexican leader Claudia Sheinbaum and Trump spoke and Mexico agreed to beef up security on the southern border. Deepa Shivaram, NPR News, the White House.
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NPR News: 01-23-2025 8PM EST
After listing what he sees as accomplishments in his first week of office, Trump addressed the Economic Forum in Switzerland with a focus on tariffs. saying that if products aren't made in America, there will be tariffs added to them. He also said he would call on Saudi Arabia to bring down the cost of oil, and that doing so would, quote, immediately end the Russia-Ukraine war.
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NPR News: 01-23-2025 8PM EST
Russia, which exports a lot of oil, has been relying on the high cost of it to sustain the war.
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NPR News: 01-23-2025 8PM EST
Trump also said China's Xi Jinping could help pressure Russia's Putin to end the conflict. Deepa Shivaram, NPR News, the White House.