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Chapter 1: What is the NPR Politics Podcast and how does it simplify political news?
Does the idea of listening to political news freak you out? Well, don't sweat it. The NPR Politics Podcast makes politics a breeze. Every episode will break down the day's headlines into totally normal language and make sure that you walk away understanding what the day's news might mean for you.
Take a deep breath and give politics another chance with the NPR Politics Podcast, available wherever you get your podcasts.
Chapter 2: What is the current status of U.S. markets and investor sentiment?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. U.S. markets end this Friday sharply higher, capping a wild week on Wall Street. The Dow surged more than 600 points, major indices climbing 1.5 to 2 percent. However, investor anxiety persists over on-again, off-again tariffs and a standoff between the two biggest economies on the planet.
White House Press Secretary Caroline Lovett says other countries are responding.
The phones are ringing off of the hooks. They've made it very clear they need the United States of America. They need our markets. They need our consumer base.
Chapter 3: How are tariffs affecting the U.S.-China economic relationship?
NPR's Scott Horsley takes a closer look at the U.S.-China standoff.
Chapter 4: What are the highest tariffs the U.S. has imposed and their historical context?
The tariffs that are still in place include a 10 percent tax on imports from most countries around the world and a whopping 145 percent tax on goods from China. Economists at the Yale Budget Lab say these are the highest tariffs the U.S. has had since early in the last century.
Even if imports from China drop sharply because of that triple-digit tax, the tariffs would still be the highest since the 1930s, when a worldwide trade war deepened the Great Depression.
Chapter 5: What is the situation regarding Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia's wrongful deportation?
NPR's Scott Horsley reporting. Lawyers for the Justice Department have been ordered to provide daily updates to a federal judge as to how they intend to secure the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who last month was wrongfully deported to a prison in El Salvador. NPR's Jasmine Garz with more.
Chapter 6: What are the recent court developments concerning the Justice Department and Abrego Garcia?
The mood was tense on Friday as federal judge Paolo Zini's chastised Justice Department lawyers. The hearing comes following Thursday's Supreme Court decision, which largely upheld Zini's original order to bring Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia back to the U.S.
The Trump administration has asked for more time, arguing that the government needs, quote, a meaningful opportunity to review the Supreme Court's decision. In this latest hearing, Judge Ziniz reminded lawyers for the Justice Department that the government was prohibited from sending Abrego Garcia to El Salvador in the first place.
and demanding that they give her daily updates on efforts to secure his return. Jasmine Garst, NPR News, New York.
We've just learned a Louisiana judge ruled Mahmoud Khalil, university student and activist arrested over protests against war in Gaza, can be deported. The White House confirms the administration has been canceling the Social Security numbers of immigrants, turning up the pressure on them to self-deport. More from NPR's Ashley Lopez.
The White House says the Social Security Administration has identified immigrants who it says are ineligible for benefits. So the agency has moved their Social Security numbers into a master file titled ineligible or death. White House spokesperson Liz Huston told NPR in a statement that, quote, President Trump promised mass deportations.
And by removing the monetary incentive for illegal aliens to come and stay, we will encourage them to self-deport, end quote.
That's NPR's Ashley Lopez reporting. U.S. stocks end the day high, with the Dow closing up 619 points, or roughly 1.5%. From Washington, this is NPR News. At 78, President Trump got an annual physical today. Here's NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben.
Presidents have a history of selectively releasing medical information. Last year, for example, Joe Biden's physicians did not give him a cognitive exam despite his being the oldest president ever. Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt said Trump's results are coming soon.
It's a yearly physical that every president receives, and we will provide an update on that by the president's physician as soon as we possibly can. The president's current physician is Sean Barbabella, a Navy physician who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. After his physical, the president is scheduled to leave for his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida.
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