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Trump's 'Liberation Day', Wisconsin Supreme Court Race, Mistaken Deportation
If they're allowed to get away with this, then it means that the immigration laws are meaningless, all of them.
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Trump's 'Liberation Day', Wisconsin Supreme Court Race, Mistaken Deportation
I mean, if they're allowed to get away with this, then it means that the immigration laws are meaningless, all of them.
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Trump's Tariff Response, Economics of Tariffs, SCOTUS Rules on Deportations
Good morning, Leila.
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Trump's Tariff Response, Economics of Tariffs, SCOTUS Rules on Deportations
It's likely to mean both higher prices and slower economic growth. We've seen a lot of forecasters warn that this could tip the United States into recession. Certainly other countries that rely on exporting to the U.S. are looking at a big economic slowdown.
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Trump's Tariff Response, Economics of Tariffs, SCOTUS Rules on Deportations
That's why markets have nosedived all around the world in recent days and why investors are so desperate for any sign that maybe there's an off-ramp here. Now, Trump did have that phone call yesterday with Japan's prime minister. The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, says her side is willing to make a deal.
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Trump's Tariff Response, Economics of Tariffs, SCOTUS Rules on Deportations
But as things stand right now, products from the EU are going to be slapped with a 20 percent tariff tomorrow. Japanese goods are facing a 24 percent tariff and imports from China could be looking at tariffs of over 100 percent.
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Trump's Tariff Response, Economics of Tariffs, SCOTUS Rules on Deportations
If we do fall into recession and see a spike in unemployment, the Fed will probably have to lower interest rates. But that's not where we are right now. In fact, the jobs report we got last week showed a stronger labor market than many forecasters had expected. And, of course, we're still not out of the woods on inflation.
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Trump's Tariff Response, Economics of Tariffs, SCOTUS Rules on Deportations
Prices are climbing faster than most people would like, and these high tariffs could push prices even higher. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned he and his colleagues could end up caught in a tug of war between higher unemployment and higher inflation.
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Trump's Tariff Response, Economics of Tariffs, SCOTUS Rules on Deportations
Right now, the Fed is not inclined to cut interest rates and speed the economy up. It's more likely to keep rates elevated to avoid rekindling inflation. But if we do start to see a lot of layoffs as these tariffs kick in, then that balancing act could change.
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Trump's Tariff Response, Economics of Tariffs, SCOTUS Rules on Deportations
We'll have to wait and see. There is some truth to the president's complaint about other countries making it hard for the U.S. to tap into their markets, although in many cases the tariffs that Trump is levying in response exaggerate the scale of those trade barriers. Supporters say the president is merely employing hardball negotiating tactics, but critics have a different view.
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Trump's Tariff Response, Economics of Tariffs, SCOTUS Rules on Deportations
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, for example, describes Trump's tactics here as predatory, especially when tariffs are used to bully some of America's closest allies.
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Trump's Tariff Response, Economics of Tariffs, SCOTUS Rules on Deportations
Summers told me recently that he had been disappointed there was not more vocal pushback from businesses and political leaders unhappy with the president's approach. A lot of people have been cowed by Donald Trump. We have started to hear some of that pushback this week from people like JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and hedge fund manager Bill Ackman.
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Trump's Tariff Response, Economics of Tariffs, SCOTUS Rules on Deportations
And if stock prices fall a lot further or if other prices start to climb because these tariffs more people may feel empowered to speak out against this trade policy. We've also seen a handful of lawmakers in the House and Senate who've taken steps to reclaim congressional authority over trade policy, which Congress had delegated to the president.
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Trump's Tariff Response, Economics of Tariffs, SCOTUS Rules on Deportations
Trump has said he'll veto any such legislation, though, so it would take a sizable majority on Capitol Hill to overcome that.
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Trump's Tariff Response, Economics of Tariffs, SCOTUS Rules on Deportations
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Trudeau Resigns, Guantanamo Prisoner Release, Minneapolis Police Reform
Releasing this many men in just a few weeks makes clear what could have been done over the rest of the last four years had the administration acted then with the same urgency and commitment that it's acting now.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Race, Florida's Special Elections, Trump's Trade War
Well, A, tariffs are taxes. They generally push up prices. They're a potential drag on spending. And they invite retaliation against U.S. exports. On top of that, you've got the unpredictable way the Trump administration has rolled out his tariff agenda on one day, off the next, back on again. All that just adds to the uncertainty and makes it very hard for businesses to plan.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Race, Florida's Special Elections, Trump's Trade War
Since the Second World War, the U.S. has generally pushed to lower trade barriers, not raise them. But there have always been a few domestic industries that have enjoyed special protection, and those offer some clues about how Trump's protectionist instincts might play out in other parts of the economy. One of the most protected industries in this country is sugar. The U.S.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Race, Florida's Special Elections, Trump's Trade War
has high trade barriers against imported sugar. As a result, the price of sugar in this country is usually about twice what it is on the world market. Now, that might not be a big deal if you're just putting a spoonful of sugar in your coffee every morning, but it's a very big deal if you buy sugar by the truckload like Kirk Vashaw does.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Race, Florida's Special Elections, Trump's Trade War
He's the CEO of Spangler Candy, which makes Dum Dums, Bit of Honey, and Candy Canes in Bryan, Ohio. His is one of the last hard candy manufacturers that still operates in this country.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Race, Florida's Special Elections, Trump's Trade War
So lesson one, trade barriers drive up costs. And while that's meant higher profits for U.S. sugar producers, it's been very expensive for all the businesses and consumers who buy sweets. In some cases, it's driven them out of the country.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Race, Florida's Special Elections, Trump's Trade War
Yeah, and a good example of that is the so-called chicken tax. Back in the 1960s, Germany slapped a tariff on imported chickens from the U.S., so the U.S. retaliated with the tax on imported pickup trucks. And that pickup truck tariff is still in place decades later. And the tariff is 25%, 10 times what the U.S. had been charging on imported cars.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Race, Florida's Special Elections, Trump's Trade War
That's why you see a lot of imported cars in the U.S., but very few imported pickup trucks. There's a deep protectionist moat around the U.S. pickup market. And Chief Economist Eugenio Aleman of Raymond James says that's why domestic automakers have put so much of their focus on building pickup trucks and SUVs.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Race, Florida's Special Elections, Trump's Trade War
And so that's a second lesson from these protected industries. Industries that are protected by high trade barriers typically have less incentive to invest and innovate and compete in worldwide markets. And, you know, this week, President Trump is widening that moat around pickup trucks to protect domestic autos with a 25 percent tariff as well.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Race, Florida's Special Elections, Trump's Trade War
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Russia Mulls Ceasefire, EPA Rollbacks, Iran Rebuffs Trump
Hey, I'm Scott Schaefer.
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Russia Mulls Ceasefire, EPA Rollbacks, Iran Rebuffs Trump
We host Political Breakdown. With the 2024 election over and President Trump in the White House, there's going to be a lot to keep up with this year.
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Russia Mulls Ceasefire, EPA Rollbacks, Iran Rebuffs Trump
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Migration and Trade with India, Trump and Putin Chat, Future of Education Department
The irony is not lost on me that we're here to discuss the state of American education while the current administration is actively discussing how to dismantle the main federal agency responsible for ensuring safe, quality education for all students.
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Trump's New Tariffs, Global Tariff Reactions, TikTok Deadline
I think they're surprised by the magnitude. For example, we're talking about a 20% tax on goods coming in from the European Union, much higher than the U.S. charges today. In other ways, though, this is not surprising.
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Trump's New Tariffs, Global Tariff Reactions, TikTok Deadline
Despite the United States' wealth and power, Trump has been complaining for decades that this country is being taken advantage of, and he's determined to fight back with tariffs, even as financial markets have been flashing red, saying, don't do it. Now, Canada and Mexico, two of our biggest trading partners, are being spared these additional tariffs for now.
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Trump's New Tariffs, Global Tariff Reactions, TikTok Deadline
But Trump is slapping stiff due taxes on imports from economies around the world, even for products we cannot produce in the U.S., like the coffee and banana you might be having for breakfast this morning.
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Trump's New Tariffs, Global Tariff Reactions, TikTok Deadline
Trump calls these reciprocal tariffs, saying they're simply designed to match the trade barriers that other countries impose on U.S. exports.
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Trump's New Tariffs, Global Tariff Reactions, TikTok Deadline
But the White House later acknowledged it would be too hard to calculate the actual trade barriers from every other country. So they just picked an arbitrary number they thought would be high enough to chip away at each country's trade surplus with the U.S.
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Trump's New Tariffs, Global Tariff Reactions, TikTok Deadline
And the result is a huge tariff increase, a 24 percent tax on imports from Japan, a 34 percent tax on imports from China, in addition to the 20 percent tariffs that were already in place. Now, other countries might absorb some of that cost, but a big part will be paid by businesses and consumers here in the U.S.
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Trump's New Tariffs, Global Tariff Reactions, TikTok Deadline
Economists say it will likely mean higher prices and slower growth. Consumers are nervous, so are exporters. Tim Fiore conducts a monthly survey of factory managers for the Institute for Supply Management. He says they're already bracing for retaliation.
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Trump's New Tariffs, Global Tariff Reactions, TikTok Deadline
Domestic manufacturers are supposed to be the beneficiaries of this trade war, but factory orders, output, employment were all down last month in anticipation.
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Trump's New Tariffs, Global Tariff Reactions, TikTok Deadline
This is an enormous gamble. The U.S. launched a similar worldwide trade war back in the 1930s. It did not end well. The notorious Smoot-Hawley tariffs are widely considered to have worsened the Great Depression. And economists say Trump's new import taxes are even more draconian than those almost a century ago.
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Gambling with Memes
You want to follow what's happening in Washington, D.C., but you don't want to be scrolling your phone all day. I'm Scott Detrow, and NPR has a podcast that can help. It's called Trump's Terms. Stories about big changes the 47th president is pursuing on his own terms. They're short, they're focused episodes that tell you calmly, factually, what is happening and what isn't.
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A Palestinian Reporter Returns Home to Gaza City
Israel rained down paper leaflets across parts of Gaza's north, telling residents to leave their homes.
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A Palestinian Reporter Returns Home to Gaza City
Berzea Betraoui is in Jerusalem. Ayo, thanks for being with us.
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A Palestinian Reporter Returns Home to Gaza City
What do you hear from people inside of Gaza?
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A Palestinian Reporter Returns Home to Gaza City
Following the news out of Washington, D.C. can be overwhelming. I'm Scott Detrow, and NPR has a podcast that can help. It's called Trump's Terms. Stories about big changes the 47th president is pursuing on his own terms. Each episode is short, usually around five minutes or so. We keep it calm and factual. We help you follow what matters, and we leave out what doesn't.
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A Palestinian Reporter Returns Home to Gaza City
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Myanmar Quake, Who Pays Tariffs, E.O. Impacts On Arts
Historically, Myanmar's military has been suspicious of outside intervention, but have they asked for help now?
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Myanmar Quake, Who Pays Tariffs, E.O. Impacts On Arts
The death toll continues to climb. We're still just two days in. Any idea of how bad it might get?
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Myanmar Quake, Who Pays Tariffs, E.O. Impacts On Arts
Sweeping tariffs come into effect in days. What you need to know about who will be footing the bill.
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Myanmar Quake, Who Pays Tariffs, E.O. Impacts On Arts
So we said, of course, you're in Thailand. Thailand got pretty shaken up too, didn't it?
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Myanmar Quake, Who Pays Tariffs, E.O. Impacts On Arts
Reporter Michael Sullivan in Chiang Rai, Thailand. Michael, thanks so much.
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Myanmar Quake, Who Pays Tariffs, E.O. Impacts On Arts
Next week, President Trump's new tariffs, 25%, go into effect for all imported cars and auto parts. And in a few days, he is expected to announce more tariffs, what he's calling reciprocal tariffs on goods from all over the world. So who's paying for this?
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Myanmar Quake, Who Pays Tariffs, E.O. Impacts On Arts
So please stay with us. We have the news you need to start your weekend.
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Myanmar Quake, Who Pays Tariffs, E.O. Impacts On Arts
Wherever you live, it is likely that there is a theater or children's museum near you that is being supported in part by the federal government.
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Myanmar Quake, Who Pays Tariffs, E.O. Impacts On Arts
That's because since President Trump took office a couple of months ago, his executive orders relating to gender and DEI, diversity, equity, and inclusion have had a profound impact on arts and culture. NPR correspondent Elizabeth Blair joins us. Elizabeth, thanks for being with us.
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Myanmar Quake, Who Pays Tariffs, E.O. Impacts On Arts
Give us an overview, please, of all the changes.
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Myanmar Quake, Who Pays Tariffs, E.O. Impacts On Arts
The epicenter of the quake was roughly 10 miles from Myanmar's second biggest city, Mandalay, home to some 1.5 million people. Michael Sullivan is in Chiang Rai, Thailand, and joins us now. Michael, thanks for being with us. Hi, Scott. It's early in the evening where you are. What do we know about rescue efforts?
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Myanmar Quake, Who Pays Tariffs, E.O. Impacts On Arts
Let's talk about that executive order because, of course, the Smithsonian Museum, It's a complex of museums. There's Air and Space, American Art, American Indian Museums, also the Cooper Hewitt in New York, and for that matter, the National Zoo. So what else does this executive order say?
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Myanmar Quake, Who Pays Tariffs, E.O. Impacts On Arts
That's after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake shook Southeast Asia. I'm Scott Simon.
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Myanmar Quake, Who Pays Tariffs, E.O. Impacts On Arts
President Trump also made big changes to the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, what's known as the Kennedy Center, made himself the chair of the board. Do we know what his vision is?
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Myanmar Quake, Who Pays Tariffs, E.O. Impacts On Arts
Let's talk about the way President Trump uses that term woke because it's now become a kind of code for disparaging efforts to make organizations more inclusive. Of course, it's often through art that people learn about different perspectives. How is the president's campaign against wokeness affecting the arts?
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Myanmar Quake, Who Pays Tariffs, E.O. Impacts On Arts
Elizabeth, there must be so many different answers to this, but what are artists making of these changes?
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Myanmar Quake, Who Pays Tariffs, E.O. Impacts On Arts
Elizabeth Blair, correspondent on the Culture Desk, thanks so much.
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Myanmar Quake, Who Pays Tariffs, E.O. Impacts On Arts
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Myanmar Quake, Who Pays Tariffs, E.O. Impacts On Arts
Tomorrow on the Sunday Story, meme coins. From a kind of cryptocurrency joke to a speculative frenzy. Find out how it all works.
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More Hostages Go Free, Trump Halts Foreign Aid, RFK Jr.'s Confirmation
This was a very different handover than what we saw last week, wasn't it?
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More Hostages Go Free, Trump Halts Foreign Aid, RFK Jr.'s Confirmation
And I'm Scott Simon, and this is Up First from NPR News.
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More Hostages Go Free, Trump Halts Foreign Aid, RFK Jr.'s Confirmation
Greg, are the releases on both sides an indication that the ceasefire is holding, it's working?
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More Hostages Go Free, Trump Halts Foreign Aid, RFK Jr.'s Confirmation
The mosque releases four female soldiers as the ceasefire with Israel enters its second week.
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More Hostages Go Free, Trump Halts Foreign Aid, RFK Jr.'s Confirmation
And here's Greg Myrie in Tel Aviv. Thanks so much for being with us, Greg. Sure thing, Scott.
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More Hostages Go Free, Trump Halts Foreign Aid, RFK Jr.'s Confirmation
And blocks virtually all new foreign assistance.
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More Hostages Go Free, Trump Halts Foreign Aid, RFK Jr.'s Confirmation
And Paraglobal Health correspondent Fatma Tanis joins us now. Fatma, thanks for being with us.
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More Hostages Go Free, Trump Halts Foreign Aid, RFK Jr.'s Confirmation
And please tell us about this memo.
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More Hostages Go Free, Trump Halts Foreign Aid, RFK Jr.'s Confirmation
We'll have more on that story also.
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More Hostages Go Free, Trump Halts Foreign Aid, RFK Jr.'s Confirmation
What kind of programs are likely to be affected?
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More Hostages Go Free, Trump Halts Foreign Aid, RFK Jr.'s Confirmation
What might happen to people who work for these programs?
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More Hostages Go Free, Trump Halts Foreign Aid, RFK Jr.'s Confirmation
What kind of reaction from aid groups?
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More Hostages Go Free, Trump Halts Foreign Aid, RFK Jr.'s Confirmation
And what's ahead as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faces a Senate confirmation hearing next week.
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More Hostages Go Free, Trump Halts Foreign Aid, RFK Jr.'s Confirmation
And Pierce Fatima Tanis, thanks so much for being with us.
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More Hostages Go Free, Trump Halts Foreign Aid, RFK Jr.'s Confirmation
President Trump has nominated him as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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More Hostages Go Free, Trump Halts Foreign Aid, RFK Jr.'s Confirmation
The Palestinian group held them as hostages ever since. NPR's Greg Myrie is in Tel Aviv. Greg, thanks for being with us.
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More Hostages Go Free, Trump Halts Foreign Aid, RFK Jr.'s Confirmation
And that's up first for Saturday, January 25th, 2025. I'm Scott Simon.
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More Hostages Go Free, Trump Halts Foreign Aid, RFK Jr.'s Confirmation
And this episode was edited by Jerome Sokolofsky, Scott Hensley, Shannon Rhodes, Rebecca Davis, and Matthew Sherman.
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More Hostages Go Free, Trump Halts Foreign Aid, RFK Jr.'s Confirmation
Evie Stone is our senior supervising editor. Sarah Lucy Oliver is our executive producer. And Jim Cain, I've got to get his middle name someday, is our deputy managing editor.
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More Hostages Go Free, Trump Halts Foreign Aid, RFK Jr.'s Confirmation
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Pentagon Upheaval, Hamas Releases More Hostages, NY State Prisons
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Pentagon Upheaval, Hamas Releases More Hostages, NY State Prisons
Who's General Kane, man set to replace him?
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Pentagon Upheaval, Hamas Releases More Hostages, NY State Prisons
Secretary Hegseth also fired the top admiral of the Navy, Admiral Lisa Franchetti, the first woman to hold the job. And that's, of course, along with a lot of other firings. Tell us about that.
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Pentagon Upheaval, Hamas Releases More Hostages, NY State Prisons
More than 5,000 civilians also being let go from the DOD, aren't they?
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Pentagon Upheaval, Hamas Releases More Hostages, NY State Prisons
The militant group has also returned the body of Sherry Bibas, whose remains were initially misidentified in an earlier handover. We'll have the latest.
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Pentagon Upheaval, Hamas Releases More Hostages, NY State Prisons
NPR Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman, thanks so much for being with us, Tom.
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Pentagon Upheaval, Hamas Releases More Hostages, NY State Prisons
Today, another release of living Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
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Pentagon Upheaval, Hamas Releases More Hostages, NY State Prisons
And here's Kat Lonsdorf joins us now. Kat, thanks for being with us.
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Pentagon Upheaval, Hamas Releases More Hostages, NY State Prisons
What can you tell us about the hostages released today?
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Pentagon Upheaval, Hamas Releases More Hostages, NY State Prisons
And what were today's releases like?
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Pentagon Upheaval, Hamas Releases More Hostages, NY State Prisons
In exchange for these hostages, and the four bodies returned earlier this week, Israel has agreed to release more than 600 Palestinians from Israeli jails. What details do you have about that?
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Pentagon Upheaval, Hamas Releases More Hostages, NY State Prisons
President Donald Trump fires the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Pentagon Upheaval, Hamas Releases More Hostages, NY State Prisons
Kat, there was a mix-up with one of the bodies Hermas released earlier this week. It was supposed to be that of an Israeli mother returned with the bodies of her two young sons who were slain, but it wasn't. What's the latest?
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Pentagon Upheaval, Hamas Releases More Hostages, NY State Prisons
That's amid protests by corrections officers. Some are on strike. Guards at two prisons walked off the job last week.
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Pentagon Upheaval, Hamas Releases More Hostages, NY State Prisons
This is the last scheduled release of hostages who are alive from Gaza in the first phase of the agreement. What's next?
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Pentagon Upheaval, Hamas Releases More Hostages, NY State Prisons
And here's Kat Lonsdorf in Tel Aviv. Thanks so much, Kat.
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Pentagon Upheaval, Hamas Releases More Hostages, NY State Prisons
Inmates say they feel abandoned and unsafe.
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Pentagon Upheaval, Hamas Releases More Hostages, NY State Prisons
North Country Public Radio's Emily Russell joins us. Emily, thanks for being with us. Good morning, Scott. And what has prompted the prison strikes in New York this week?
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Pentagon Upheaval, Hamas Releases More Hostages, NY State Prisons
I gather tensions also on the rise of two prisons in northern New York this week. What happened there?
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Pentagon Upheaval, Hamas Releases More Hostages, NY State Prisons
What are you able to hear from inmates and groups that speak for them?
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Pentagon Upheaval, Hamas Releases More Hostages, NY State Prisons
He was fired last night by President Trump.
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Pentagon Upheaval, Hamas Releases More Hostages, NY State Prisons
And Emily, please remind us about that incident and how it might figure into this week's arrests.
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Pentagon Upheaval, Hamas Releases More Hostages, NY State Prisons
And how has the governor of New York responded to all this?
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Pentagon Upheaval, Hamas Releases More Hostages, NY State Prisons
And Parapanagon correspondent Tom Bowman joins us with more details about this and other Department of Defense shakeups. Tom, thanks for being here.
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Pentagon Upheaval, Hamas Releases More Hostages, NY State Prisons
North Country Public Radio's Emily Russell. Emily, thanks so much for being with us. Thanks, Scott.
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And I'm Scott Simon.
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Pentagon Upheaval, Hamas Releases More Hostages, NY State Prisons
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Pentagon Upheaval, Hamas Releases More Hostages, NY State Prisons
In wonder, of course, in wonder. That's the nicest way to say it. And right along with them, the mighty Jim Cain is our deputy managing editor.
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Government Shutdown Averted, German Christmas Market Attack, Netflix And The NFL
Tomorrow on the Sunday story from Up First.
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Government Shutdown Averted, German Christmas Market Attack, Netflix And The NFL
I'm Scott Simon.
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Government Shutdown Averted, German Christmas Market Attack, Netflix And The NFL
Lawmakers voted late last night to approve the short-term spending package just as the federal government was about to shut down.
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Government Shutdown Averted, German Christmas Market Attack, Netflix And The NFL
NPR political correspondent Susan Davis joins us. Sue, thanks for being with us. You're welcome. Just after midnight, renegotiated legislation was approved. What's in it?
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Government Shutdown Averted, German Christmas Market Attack, Netflix And The NFL
The federal government will stay open at least until mid-March.
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Government Shutdown Averted, German Christmas Market Attack, Netflix And The NFL
And this was something of a political aim for Donald Trump, who isn't, of course, not going to be president for another month. What did the president-elect get out of this legislation?
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Government Shutdown Averted, German Christmas Market Attack, Netflix And The NFL
He wanted any spending package to also raise the debt ceiling, but the debt ceiling is going to stay where it is for now.
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Government Shutdown Averted, German Christmas Market Attack, Netflix And The NFL
Let me ask you about the status of Elon Musk following all this. Richest man in the world. Also now one of the most powerful men in politics.
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Government Shutdown Averted, German Christmas Market Attack, Netflix And The NFL
And House Speaker Mike Johnson, up for reelection or replacement on January 3rd? Yeah. Are his prospects good?
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Government Shutdown Averted, German Christmas Market Attack, Netflix And The NFL
And para-political correspondent Susan Davis, thanks so much. You're welcome.
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Government Shutdown Averted, German Christmas Market Attack, Netflix And The NFL
They have identified the man as a Saudi doctor who has lived in the country for about two decades. His motive remains unclear. Reporter Rebecca Collard joins us. Thank you for being with us. Hi. And begin, please, by telling us some of the details of yesterday's incident.
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Government Shutdown Averted, German Christmas Market Attack, Netflix And The NFL
And Netflix tries once more to stream major sports events, this time with two NFL games on Christmas Day.
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Government Shutdown Averted, German Christmas Market Attack, Netflix And The NFL
And nothing determined yet about any possible motive, I guess.
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Government Shutdown Averted, German Christmas Market Attack, Netflix And The NFL
And I gather Chancellor Scholz visited the market earlier today. What did he have to say?
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Government Shutdown Averted, German Christmas Market Attack, Netflix And The NFL
Reporter Rebecca Collard in Berlin, thanks so much.
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Government Shutdown Averted, German Christmas Market Attack, Netflix And The NFL
Netflix will try to bring two live NFL games to viewers around the world.
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Government Shutdown Averted, German Christmas Market Attack, Netflix And The NFL
And that's up first for Saturday, December 21st, 2024. I'm Scott Simon.
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Government Shutdown Averted, German Christmas Market Attack, Netflix And The NFL
Our producer is Martin Patience, who had help from Andrew Craig, Elena Tworek, and Gabe O'Connor.
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Evie Stone is our senior supervising editor. Sarah Lucy Oliver is our executive producer. And also along with us this week, Julia Redpath.
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Ceasefire On Track, Pandemic Preparedness, Pepsi Sued
It should bring about a pause in fighting, as well as the release of dozens of Israeli hostages and many more Palestinian prisoners and detainees over the next six weeks. And Piers Hadil El-Shalchi joins us from Tel Aviv. Hadil, thanks so much for being with us.
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Ceasefire On Track, Pandemic Preparedness, Pepsi Sued
What else can you tell us about the agreement?
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Ceasefire On Track, Pandemic Preparedness, Pepsi Sued
Ideal efforts have been underway for months. Why a deal now?
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Ceasefire On Track, Pandemic Preparedness, Pepsi Sued
Also five years after America's first COVID case, is the country better prepared for the next major public health crisis?
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What's been reaction there so far?
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And if the deal holds, what can we expect in coming days?
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And Pierce Adiel Al-Shulji in Tel Aviv, thanks so much.
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Monday marks five years since the U.S. recorded its first case of COVID-19.
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So please stay with us. We've got the news you need to start your weekend.
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NPR's Will Stone has been on the story from the beginning and joins us now. Will, thanks for being with us. Sure thing, Scott. You were in Seattle when that first COVID case, January 2020, in the U.S. was confirmed, weren't you?
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And five years later, how well prepared is the U.S. for another crisis like COVID?
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And what could some of the consequences of that be?
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Well, are there some notes of hope when it comes to pandemic preparedness?
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And what has the incoming administration said about bird flu?
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And para-health correspondent Will Stone, thanks so much. Thank you. Finally, today, the U.S. government versus Pepsi.
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It's a case that gets to the heart of prices we pay at the grocery store, and it's a case that NPR's Alina Silyuk is following closely. Alina joins us in our studio. Thanks so much for being with us. Hello, hello. What's the case the government's trying to make?
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But, I mean, cheaper prices are the whole point of big wholesalers, aren't they? How can it be that they buy more, you pay less, it's somehow illegal?
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The ceasefire, only the second of the ongoing war, officially begins tomorrow. I'm Scott Simon.
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Which happens at noon on Monday when Donald Trump takes the oath of office. Is this case high on the new administration's to-do list?
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And Piercelina Seljuk, thanks so much for being with us.
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And some of his fellow Democrats view that as wrong.
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Another spending cycle, another barely avoided government shutdown after the Senate just managed to pass a partisan stopgap spending bill.
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And our congressional correspondent, Barbara Sprunt, joins us. Barbara, thanks for being with us.
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This was an abrupt shift from the minority leader, Chuck Schumer. What happened?
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I'm Scott Simon, and this is Up First from NPR News.
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No government shutdown, for now.
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Barbara, would it be fair to say that Senator Schumer's colleagues just didn't see this coming?
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Barbara, what's the implication of this rift among Democrats at a time when, after all, Republicans control the House, the Senate and the White House?
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That move led to infighting in a party already in turmoil. We'll have more on that.
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And here's Barbara Sprint. Thanks so much.
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But it's been tough to sugarcoat nosediving stocks and consumer confidence, trade wars, and a looming recession.
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And we'll hear from the wife of a Palestinian graduate student and activist who faces deportation.
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It's an accusation that rang across the campus of Columbia University last year. Mahmoud Khalil was a prominent part of those protests as a student there.
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His wife, Noor Abdallah, who is pregnant, gave her first broadcast interview to our colleague, Morning Edition co-host Leila Fadl.
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Tell us about the scene. Noor Abdallah was with her husband when he was detained last weekend.
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The government is accusing him of supporting Hamas, which could amount to a violation of U.S. law. What does she say about those accusations?
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And Birthe Lafadl, thanks so much for being with us.
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And I'm Scott Simon.
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Tomorrow on the Sunday Story with Ayesha, what's it like to report on a war in a place that is also your home? We'll hear from NPR producer Anas Baba, who has been covering the war in Gaza and covering events that Israel has banned foreign journalists from seeing firsthand.
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Please, we're here waiting for you.
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And what's President Zelensky's response been?
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And I'm Scott Simon, and this is Up First from NPR News. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky calls for security guarantees in any peace agreement.
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And why is unity in Europe such an important theme for Mr. Zelensky?
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And here's Joanna Kakisis in Kiev. Joanna, thanks so much for being with us.
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This past week, it has taken aim at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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And Piers, Laurel Malmsley has been following all the twists and turns at the Bureau. Laurel, thanks for being with us.
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Catch us up. What's been happening with this agency?
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And where does that leave events now this weekend?
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Laurel, remind us, the Bureau was created in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, but what does it do?
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And more on last month's fatal plane crash outside of Washington, D.C.
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Why has the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau become such a target for some now?
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What kind of opposition against this is going on now?
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And Parasauro Wamsley, thank you so much for being with us. Take care.
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They're trying to figure out why a Blackhawk military helicopter crashed into a commercial jet above the Potomac River two weeks ago. 67 people were killed.
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Aviation reporter David Shaper joins us now. David, thanks for being with us. My pleasure, Scott. I gather this latest information offers some detail on what the Black Hawk helicopter pilots may not have heard.
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President Trump has called for a speedy end to Russia's war in Ukraine.
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Now that President Trump has abruptly changed U.S. foreign policy toward that country's war with Russia.
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We've also heard that the helicopter may have been flying too high at an altitude that put it near the path of the plane. Any new information on that?
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NPR's Ukraine correspondent Joanna Kakisis joins us from Kyiv. Joanna, thanks for being with us.
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We've also heard about the speculation that the two pilots just may not have seen each other's aircraft. The crew of the helicopter in particular may have mistaken another plane for the one into which they crashed. What do investigators say about that now?
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And this has been a very important few days, the Security Conference in Munich, hasn't it, for Ukraine?
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Aviation reporter David Schaefer, thanks so much.
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And I'm Scott Simon.
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Our director, director, director is Danny Hensel.
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Our technical director today, David Greenberg. Engineering support from Stacey Abbott, Simon Laszlo Jansen, and Arthur Halliday-Lorentz.
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Jim Cain is our deputy managing editor.
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It's other people. You answered it.
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South Korean President Yoon Sung-yeol declared martial law 11 days ago, only to reverse his order hours later in the face of public outrage.
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And Bears Anthony Kuhn joined us now from Seoul. Anthony, thanks for being with us.
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Parliament has tried to impeach Yoon just a week ago. How did the vote go this time? Why was it different?
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South Korea's president has been impeached.
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Anthony, how does South Korea choose a new president now?
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Has South Korea's democracy passed a stress test? Is there lasting damage?
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The impeachment has significant implications for U.S. foreign policy. We'll have more on that story.
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And how does it affect the U.S.-South Korean relationship and shared policy goals?
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NPR's Anthony Kuhn, thanks so much for being with us.
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A new lawsuit by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton challenges that practice, as well as the SHIELD laws that blue states pass to protect their doctors. NPR's Alyssa Nadworny covers reproductive rights and joins us now. Thanks for being with us. Good morning. What does the lawsuit say?
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And coffee prices soar after a bad drought hits Brazil.
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The patient in question received pills under a shield law. Tell us more about that shield law.
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And Alyssa, what is New York's position?
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And Alyssa, what do we know about the doctor in this case?
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And how could this case potentially affect women in getting access to abortion medications?
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And, Piers, Alyssa Nedworny, thanks so much.
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To some of us, the only form of water I drink is in coffee, as a matter of fact, Aisha.
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And that's it first for Saturday, December 14th, 2024. I'm Scott Simon.
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Our producer is Martin Patience, with help from Danny Hensel, Andrew Craig, Chris Thomas, and Gabe O'Connor.
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Really? I wondered what he was doing. Tomorrow on the Sunday Story from Up First.
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For reasons scientists are still figuring out, I'm Scott Simon.
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And yesterday, the state's governor called for an independent investigation into why some fire hydrants have gone dry. NPR's Liz Baker has been covering the fires. Liz, thanks very much for being with us.
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How do things look right now?
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Liz, what's it look like on the ground?
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New reports put a number on a warming planet and point to some, but not all, of the likely culprits.
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NPR's Liz Baker, thanks so much for being with us.
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Alejandra Barunda from NPR's Climate Desk joins us now to tell us what scientists think is happening. Thanks so much for being with us.
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Let's put some numbers on this extraordinary heat.
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But you said last year was actually hotter than scientists had anticipated? Yes.
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So a number of possibilities, but no one thing could be held responsible for those numbers. What else is on the suspect list?
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And what did they find?
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So let me understand this. Clearer skies, sunnier skies caused by less pollution... ends up promoting climate change?
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Leandra Barunda of NPR's Climate Desk, thanks so much for being with us.
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And finally, TikTok.
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But the Justice Department says unless TikTok loses its Chinese owner, ByteDance, it must shut down in the United States. And here's Bobby Allen was in court for the arguments and joins us here in our studios. Bobby, thanks for being with us. Morning, Scott. What did TikTok say?
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And how did the government respond to the free speech argument?
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Bobby, could you discern if the justices seem to be leaning one way or another?
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So, Bobby, the ban's supposed to go into effect in eight days. What do you see between now and then?
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And if the law is upheld, any indication ByteDance would sell TikTok?
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And I'm Scott Simon.
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Ed McNulty is our editor, along with Matthew Sherman, Eric Whitney, Neela Banerjee, and Cara Platoni.
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Evie Stone is our senior supervising editor. Sarah Lucy Oliver is our executive producer. And Jim Cain is our deputy managing editor.
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And for more news, interviews, and analysis, you can tune in to Weekend Edition on your radio. Go to stations.npr.org to find your local station. Do it right now.
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Listen to Trump's Terms from NPR.
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I'm Scott Simon.
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Is the Department of Government efficiency a potential political liability for congressional Republicans? Because after all, federal jobs are getting cut in their states.
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Everybody's got a podcast. Now, California Governor Gavin Newsom started one this week. His first guest was not another progressive Democrat, but right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. And they agreed on a few things.
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President Trump now says his cabinet secretaries will be the ones to make staffing decisions, not Elon Musk and his Doge entity.
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This coming Friday, March 14, is the deadline to avoid a government shutdown. How far apart are the parties?
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It'll be good to talk to you then, too. And Piers Ron Elving, thanks so much.
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Federal employees clocking in on Monday could see another email sent at the behest of Elon Musk asking them, quote, what did you do last week?
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We'll also hear how federal employees at one agency feel about those efforts.
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And Pierre's Andrea Hsu joins us now. Andrea, thanks so much for being with us.
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Managers ask their employees to keep them up to date all the time, tell them what they've been doing. That seems pretty ordinary, but you've heard from workers at the VA are quite mad about these emails. Why are they so upset?
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Andrea, did the mental health workers with whom you spoke answer their emails, list their accomplishments?
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So please stay with us. We've got the news you need to start your weekend.
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So the stress that mental health workers are feeling isn't all about the emails.
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What does the Trump administration say?
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Many of the people with whom you've spoken, mental health workers, thought about leaving.
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And Vera Zandria Hsu, thanks so much for being with us.
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Tuesday will mark five years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic.
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NPR health correspondent Will Stone joins us now. Will, thanks for being with us. Sure thing, Scott. Long COVID can be debilitating for many people. Are scientists any closer to understanding it? They are.
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What are you hearing from patients, Will? More resources, more funding?
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President Trump said he wants his captain secretaries to work with Elon Musk on staffing decisions.
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NPR health correspondent Will Stone, thanks so much for being with us. Thank you. Thank you.
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And I'm Scott Simon.
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Our editors are Dee Parvez, Ed McNulty, Melissa Gray, and Scott Hensley.
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And the engineers who helped get this on the air, David Greenberg, Zach Coleman, and Arthur Halliday-Lorent.
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But Izzy, NPR senior editor and correspondent Ron Elving joins us. Ron, thanks for being with us.
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And tomorrow on The Sunday Story with Ayesha, a close look at the origins of birthright citizenship, a constitutional right President Trump wants to end for children born in the U.S. to parents who enter the country illegally.
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Don't just sit there. Tune in now.
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Hey, I'm Scott Schaefer.
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We host Political Breakdown. With the 2024 election over and President Trump in the White House, there's going to be a lot to keep up with this year.
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Join us for Political Breakdown every Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from KQED, part of the NPR Network.
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Well, what are we seeing? Are they putting a leash on that doge?
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Following the news out of Washington, D.C. can be overwhelming. I'm Scott Detrow, and NPR has a podcast that can help. It's called Trump's Terms. Stories about big changes the 47th president is pursuing on his own terms. Each episode is short, usually around five minutes or so. We keep it calm and factual. We help you follow what matters, and we leave out what doesn't.
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We'll tell you what to expect at the store checkout. I'm Scott Simon.
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But shortly after he was elected, the president did admit it would be hard to bring prices down once they have gone up.
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NPR's Scott Newman is looking at which items in our grocery cart might get hit first. Scott, thanks for being with us. Good to be here.
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What food could see the biggest price increases? Seafood. The U.S. imports around 80% of the seafood we consume. That's fish, but also other things like shrimp and scallops. We get a lot of it from Asian countries that have high tariff rates, India with a 26% rate and Indonesia with a 32% rate.
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So if these countries pass along to consumers even a portion of their higher costs, the price of seafood could skyrocket. And what else might be affected? Well, I spoke with food industry analyst Phil Lempert. He also edits a site called supermarketguru.com.
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So another item on my list is coffee. Something like 80% of the coffee consumed in the U.S. each year comes mostly from Brazil and Colombia. They only have 10% tariffs, but as most of us know, coffee prices are already high, and this might force us to rethink our morning routines. Then there's alcohol. The U.S.
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gets a lot of its imported beer from Mexico, the Netherlands, Ireland, and Canada, and a lot of its wine from European Union countries that will now have a 20% tariff.
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And I guess it looks like a lot of Asian countries will face higher tariffs also.
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Right. We already mentioned seafood, but another major export from Asia is rice. About a third of the rice the U.S. consumes comes from there. Jasmine rice from Thailand, which will have a 36 percent tariff, and basmati from India, which faces a 26 percent tax. Kenneth Rogoff, a Harvard economics professor, says some minority communities that rely on imported food are probably going to be affected.
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Scott, do you have an idea of how much prices are going to rise because of the tariffs?
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It's too early to say. There are just too many factors at play. For example, you wouldn't immediately think that steel and aluminum tariffs on China would have any impact on groceries. But for canned goods like soup and vegetables, those cans are mostly made out of steel. And of course, beer cans are mostly aluminum. Then there's palm oil. Indonesia, a leading supplier, will have a 32% tariff.
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Palm oil is used in everything from cooking oil and snacks to cosmetics and shampoo. Domestic suppliers, too, could see the higher costs of their foreign competition as an opportunity to raise their own prices.
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And peer correspondent Scott Newman, thanks so much. Thank you, Scott.
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That was then-candidate Donald Trump on the campaign trail. We'll look at how his new tariffs are going to affect grocery prices.
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And our congressional correspondent, Claudia Grisales, has been following the bill's progress. Thanks so much for being with us.
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And Senate Republicans unveiled this plan earlier in the week. What can you tell us about it?
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Because Republicans control the Senate, but only 53 seats. Could they ultimately pass this plan with a simple majority? I mean, can they get there?
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Also, a big hockey record tied and college basketball.
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What are some of the divides between Senate and House Republicans?
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How do Republicans overcome the divide? Is that where President Trump steps in?
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And Pierce Claudia Grazales, thanks so much for being with us today.
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A hockey legend's goal record, which many people said was unbreakable, was matched after 26 years. And of course, looking ahead to college basketball finals, Howard Bryant of Metterlach Media joins us. Howard, thanks for being with us. Good morning, Scott. How are you? I'm fine, thanks, my friend. Let's try April Hysteria. Women's tournament, final set after South Carolina beat Texas 74-57, UConn
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throttled UCLA 85-51. Who do you think has the edge in the final tomorrow?
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Men's tournament, Final Four tonight. Florida faces Auburn. Houston faces Duke. All the number one seeds in play. First time in the Final Four since 2008. So, I mean, what was March about?
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And, of course, last night in the NHL, Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals tied the NHL's all-time scoring record held by Wayne Gretzky. He scored two goals last night. 39 years old, still playing at such a high level.
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That's right.
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Okay. Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media, thanks so much for being with us.
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Trump had said this deal was key to organizing a ceasefire with Russia. And Paris, Joanna Kakissis joins us now from Kyiv. Thanks for being with us.
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Have you heard from Ukrainians specifically about the vice president's claim that President Zelensky hasn't shown gratitude to the U.S. ?
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Joanna, based on your conversations, what do Ukrainians seem to hope will happen next?
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But it ended in shouting, we'll have the details and the reaction from Kiev.
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It is the latest punitive action taken by the Trump Justice Department against career prosecutors. NPR Justice Correspondent Ryan Lucas joins us. Ryan, thanks for being with us. Thanks for having me. What can you tell us about these demotions?
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What is the reason given?
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Also, the Department of Agriculture's plan to fight bird flu and high egg prices.
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And what could this mean ahead for the Justice Department?
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NPR Justice Correspondent Ryan Lucas, thanks so much.
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Since 2022, poultry farmers have culled more than 166 million chickens to prevent the spread of bird flu.
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And to help ease the egg shortage, the U.S. is importing 15,000 tons of eggs from Turkey.
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There is shock and dismay in Ukraine after President Zelensky was berated in the Oval Office by both Vice President J.D. Vance and President Trump.
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The White House says the details are coming out today, and PR Scott Horsley joins us now with the latest. Scott, thanks for being with us.
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Certainly a lot of talk about tariffs during the campaign, but there was some feeling among certain analysts that Donald Trump was posturing. Where do things stand today?
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President Trump is expected to take the next step today in imposing steep tariffs on imported goods from three countries.
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So recognizing there's a possibility tariffs could be lifted. In the meantime, what kind of effect are they going to have on prices?
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And what are the implications for major U.S. trading partners, especially Mexico and Canada?
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What happened to the free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico that Trump negotiated just a few years ago?
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Scott Horsley, thanks so much for being with us.
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Well, for that, we turn to Ron Elving, NPR senior Washington editor and correspondent. Ron, thanks for being with us. Good to be with you, Scott. Donald Trump campaigned on that pledge. That said, other than President Trump, who thinks these big new tariffs are a good idea?
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Also, the FAA prohibits most helicopters from flying near Ronald Reagan National Washington Airport.
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What was the political effect of the tariffs that President Trump put in place during his first administration?
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So please stay with us. We have the news you need to start your weekend.
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Of course, tariffs are just one of a host of executive actions and orders from the Trump White House this week. Which one stands out to you?
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I do recall that President Obama was criticized for relying on executive orders. He said at the time that he had non-cooperative Republican majorities in the House and Senate. President Trump doesn't have to contend with that problem, does he? No.
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And Pierre's Ron Elving, thanks so much for being with us on this very important week. Well, I guess they all are, but thanks so much, Ron. Thank you, Scott.
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In the meantime, the Federal Aviation Administration has placed tight restrictions on helicopter flights in the area. NPR transportation reporter Joel Rose joins us. Joel, thanks for being with us. Hi, Scott. Good morning. And what's the latest on the investigation?
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Gerald, do you see any indication of what the focus of the investigation might be at the moment?
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And what about reports that the air traffic control tower might have been understaffed at the time of the crash?
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And Joe, what are the new flight restrictions near Reagan National?
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Well, there's quite a few things that certain industry standards says they could have done. Those industry standards were started in the early 1990s. And Maryland just really didn't conduct the assessments that they were supposed to in terms of what those industry standards set. That's according to the NTSB. They say that lack of oversight could have been a big factor in the collision.
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The NTSB also noted that it conducted its own survey and found the bridge was 30 times over that risk threshold that was set by those industry standards. And also, just as a reminder, a cargo ship named the Dali rammed into the key bridge this time last year in March, causing its collapse and also the death of six people.
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They look at things like vessel traffic, vessel transit speeds, loading characteristics, a lot of those sorts of attributes. And over the years, ships have gotten bigger and bigger and the bridges have gotten older, which means they need to adapt by putting things up like dolphins, which are these sort of concrete barriers that keep ships from actually getting to the bridge and ramming into them.
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So these industry standards have asked these bridge owners to take these extra precautions to avoid collapse. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homody noted how those changes in vessel sizes have really made the industry completely different and had bridges really have to look at what they're doing in terms of that sort of thing.
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The NTSB noted that Maryland specifically hasn't conducted these assessments on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, which spans 17.6 miles. It's the fourth largest bridge in the United States, according to length. It also identified 68 other bridges across the country that weren't built to the needs and specifications of this company.
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NTSB is strongly urging those bridge owners right now to conduct assessments to report back to the NTSB with remediation plans. And those bridges, they span from California to Washington to New York. They're all over the United States. So this is going to be quite an undertaking for people who own bridges and for different states and departments of transportation.
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Good morning. More downs than ups lately.
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Yeah, math happened. Analysts crunched the numbers yesterday and figured out that even with Wednesday's rollback, we're still looking at the highest import taxes in well over a century. There's now a 10% tax on everything the U.S. buys from most countries around the world. And the tax on imports from China is even higher than we thought, 145%.
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Now, overnight, China punched back with its own triple-digit tariff on U.S. exports. And investors are worried this could really be a drag on economic growth. Speaking at the Economic Club of New York yesterday, Austin Goolsbee used a technical term to describe all this. He called it the freak-out channel. Goolsbee is president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
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President Trump's been lobbying the Fed to cut interest rates, but Goolsbee says the central bank's going to take its time. He notes that before this trade war took off last week, the U.S. was actually in solid economic shape with low unemployment and falling inflation.
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Yeah, yesterday's report from the Labor Department showed inflation seemed to be coming under control last month. Prices in March were up only 2.4% from a year ago. Prices actually came down a little bit between February and March, thanks to a sharp drop in gas prices.
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Now, I should note grocery prices, which are something that the president likes to talk a lot about, were up in March, and retail egg prices continue to climb. Egg farmers have gotten a little bit of a break in recent weeks from avian flu after a really tough winter season. But it's going to take months to rebuild the egg-laying flock.
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And in the meantime, egg prices are up about 60% from a year ago with Easter just around the corner.
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Sure, especially with tariffs that could more than double the price on stuff we buy from China, like clothing and furniture and electronics and toys. Up until Wednesday, the president's tariff gun was sort of pointed in every direction. Now it is aimed more directly at China.
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And that does mean there's more opportunity for importers to lower their tariff bill by shopping in countries other than China. But even if that happens, we're still looking at the highest tariffs since the Great Depression in the 1930s. And Austin Goolsbee says that could put the Fed in a tough spot as it tries to decide what to do with interest rates.
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Right now, markets are betting the Fed will stick with that do-nothing approach and hold interest rates steady, at least for the next couple of months.
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Well, the monthly jobs report is always based on a survey that's taken around the middle of the month. And that timing is important here because a lot of the federal government job cuts began around the 14th of February, a Friday, which some people referred to as the St. Valentine's Day massacre. Yeah.
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People who got their walking papers that Friday are still counted as employed in this February jobs report. The overall report actually shows somewhat more job growth in February than the month before when cold, snowy weather was blanketing much of the country and keeping a lot of construction workers idle, for example.
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But even though the report looks pretty good on the surface, there are some warning signs out there.
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When you look below the surface, what are the warning signs that you see? Yeah, the outplacement firm Challenger Gray and Christmas keeps a running tally of layoff notices, and its count for February shows the biggest job cuts since 2020, which is the early months of the pandemic.
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Andrew Challenger says there were 172,000 layoffs announced last month, and that includes more than 62,000 in the federal government.
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Now, the official jobs report today shows just 10,000 federal jobs cut last month, which we know is a fraction of the real total. We also know the Trump administration is considering much more widespread layoffs as it seeks to radically downsize the federal workforce.
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The administration reportedly wants to cut tens of thousands of jobs, for example, from both the VA and the IRS. The IRS already cut more than 6,000 workers last month. Eddie Walker represents some of those workers at an IRS office in Austin, Texas.
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This is obviously painful for the affected workers. Some context important, though. There are about 2.4 million federal workers, not counting the military and the post office. That's about 1.5% of the overall U.S. workforce.
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Yeah, restaurants and bars cut about 27,000 jobs last month. Temporary services cut jobs as well. There's been a lot of whiplash around the president's trade policy. I mean, just this week, we saw tariffs imposed, then relaxed, then mostly suspended on Mexico and Canada. Andrew Challenger says a lot of private sector businesses are considering their own job cuts.
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So it's just not an environment that encourages a lot of hiring. NPR Scott Horsley, thanks.
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Good morning.
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Yeah, this was a seismic shakeup. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled more than 1,600 points yesterday, or nearly 4%. The Nasdaq dropped nearly 6%. It was the biggest one-day sell-off in the stock market since early in the pandemic. President Trump has ordered a minimum 10% tax on nearly everything the U.S. buys from other countries.
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He's also ordered much higher levies on things we buy from China, Japan, the European Union. Altogether, we are looking at about a nine-fold increase in tariffs now compared to what we were paying last year. And businesses are worried that it's going to cause higher prices for them. For weeks, investors have been waving the caution flag, stating they don't want a wider trade war.
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But Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told CNN the president's not about to change course.
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If these tariffs stick, it's going to upend the global trading system that the U.S. has spent decades building and leave this country more isolated from the rest of the world.
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These tariffs are going to bring higher prices. They're also going to bring slower economic growth, and there could be some fallout in the job market. We're going to get the monthly jobs report later this morning, and that could also start to show the impact of the large-scale layoffs that Elon Musk's team has been carrying out in the federal government.
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And remember, President Trump took over an economy that was in solid shape. Unemployment was low. GDP was growing at a respectable clip. Inflation was a little high, but it was much improved from a few years ago. And Trump made the decision to turn over the furniture and kick up a lot of dust. So where that dust settles now is going to be on him. It's the old pottery barn rule.
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If you break it, you own the results.
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These are high tariffs, and they could bring in a lot of money. That's one way the administration plans to make up for the money that the government stands to lose if it extends the 2017 tax cuts. But this is not a simple matter of taking money out of one pocket and putting it in the other. Tariffs will be paid disproportionately from the pockets of working people.
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That's who's shopping at Walmart and paying higher prices for imported toys and shoes and winter produce. Meanwhile, the savings from the tax cuts will primarily flow to the pockets of the wealthy. So this is a reverse Robin Hood policy, trading taxes for tariffs. It takes money from the poor and gives it to the rich. And how are other countries responding?
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Other countries will likely buy less from U.S. exporters, which will hurt farmers and factories here. What's more, a lot of countries that depend on exports to the United States will find it harder to sell their goods here, and they may be pushed towards recession. Trump has ordered tariffs that are not only higher, but also broader than those we've seen before.
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He's planning to tax all kinds of things that we do not and cannot produce at scale here, like tropical fruit. Even with global warming, I don't think we're going to start growing a lot of bananas in the U.S., so We're going to import the bananas, but Americans are going to pay more for them, and nervous shoppers have already started to dial back their spending.
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Good to be with you.