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Chapter 1: What are the details of the new tariffs announced by President Trump?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. President Trump is set to announce a new round of tariffs tomorrow, even as the European Union and others are bracing for the fallout. NPR's Tamara Keith reports the White House is holding the details close.
White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt says President Trump has made up his mind about the tariffs.
This is obviously a very big day. He is with his trade and tariff team right now, perfecting it to make sure this is a perfect deal for the American people and the American worker.
Chapter 2: How might the new tariffs affect American businesses and consumers?
Many economists are warning adding tariffs will hurt American businesses and raise prices for consumers. But Leavitt dismissed those concerns, pointing to the strong economy during Trump's first term when he put high tariffs on China. Independent analysis found that those tariffs benefited some workers but harmed others, and U.S. consumers bore most of the cost.
Levitt says the new tariffs will go into effect immediately. Tamara Keith, NPR News, the White House.
Chapter 3: What is Senator Cory Booker's stance on the Trump administration's policies?
It's not technically a filibuster because it's not aimed at a particular piece of legislation. However, New Jersey Democratic Senator Cory Booker is now at the 23-hour mark in his marathon speech on the Senate floor.
Booker's been railing against the Trump administration for souring global relations, cuts to Social Security offices, and worries the Trump administration appears to be set to cut the social safety net many Americans rely on.
How can the central precept of our country, founded on principles that are reflected in the good book... How could we say that we should cut health care from the sick and the needy to give bigger tax cuts to Elon Musk?
Booker began his speech last night saying he'll hold the floor for as long as he's physically able. Booker's been getting help from his Democratic colleagues who have given him breaks by asking questions. Attorney General Pam Bondi is directing federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione. He's the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Chapter 4: What is the latest development in the UnitedHealthcare CEO's murder case?
Thompson was gunned down outside a New York City hotel in December. Here's NPR's Ryan Lucas.
Attorney General Bondi says Thompson was a father of two young children and is killing a premeditated cold-blooded assassination that shocked America. She says after careful consideration, she has instructed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Thompson's accused killer, Luigi Mangione. Bondi says this decision is in line with President Trump's agenda to stop violent crime.
Federal prosecutors charged Mangione in December with several offenses, including using a firearm to commit murder. The 26-year-old also faces charges at the state level. Mangione's attorney says that in seeking the death penalty against him, the Justice Department has moved from the dysfunctional to the barbaric. Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington.
Stocks closed mixed today ahead of the Trump tariff announcements. The Dow dropped 11 points. The Nasdaq was up 150 points. You're listening to NPR News. The individual in charge of regulating tobacco at the Food and Drug Administration is out.
The departure of Brian King from the top job coming just days after the FDA's top vaccine official stepped down over disagreements with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. King in an email to staff said he'd been placed on administrative leave. With his departure, that means nearly all senior officials at the FDA have left in recent months.
Major League Baseball is buzzing about so-called torpedo bats. With more about how they work, here's NPR's Bill Chappell.
The bats made a splash on opening weekend when the New York Yankees hit nine home runs in one game. Their distinctive barrel looks like a bowling pin, swollen and then tapering. Designed using analytics, the bats have more mass in spots where batters are likely to hit the ball. Lloyd Smith is a professor of mechanical engineering at Washington State University.
If they're literally taking mass that was at the end and they're moving it in, then these bats would have a lower swing weight, which would give them better control over the bat.
Smith doesn't think torpedo bats generate more power, but they might give a batter more confidence at the plate. Bill Chappell, NPR News.
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