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Chapter 1: What is the focus of NPR Politics Podcast?
Politics is a lot these days. I'm Sarah McCammon, a co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast, and I'll be the first to tell you what happens in Washington definitely demands some decoding. That's why our show makes politics as easy as possible to wrap your head around. Join us as we make politics make sense on the NPR Politics Podcast, available wherever you get your podcasts.
Chapter 2: What are the latest tariff threats from President Trump?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. More tariff threats from President Trump, this time against the European Union and iPhone maker Apple. Trump threatening to impose 50% tax on all imports from the European Union, though he said he might be willing to talk with foreign companies that agree to build U.S. factories.
I'm not looking for a deal. I mean, we've set the deal. It's at 50%. But again, there is no tariff if they build their plant here. Now, if somebody comes in and wants to build a plant here, I can talk to them about a little bit of a delay. But, you know, while they're building their plant, which is something I think that would be appropriate, maybe.
Trump also announced there'll be a 25 percent tariff on Apple iPhones unless those products are made in the U.S. The announcement from Trump came in a social media post and shows while the president can disrupt the economy, so far at least his tariffs have not produced large numbers of trade deals or brought waves of promised manufacturing back to the U.S.
Chapter 3: What is the status of the Boeing 737 MAX agreement?
The Justice Department says it has reached an agreement in principle that would allow Boeing to avoid prosecution over two deadly 737 MAX crashes. The planemaker has been facing a criminal fraud case in connection with two fatal crashes that killed 346 people. More from NPR's Ryan Lucas.
Chapter 4: How is Boeing being held accountable for the MAX crashes?
The Justice Department says in a court filing that under the agreement, Boeing will pay and invest more than $1.1 billion. That includes a fine of some $240 million and as well as nearly $450 million for a crash victims fund. Boeing also will admit to conspiring to obstruct regulators.
Boeing had agreed last year to plead guilty to defrauding regulators after two 737 MAX jet crashes, but a federal judge rejected the proposed plea deal. Last week, lawyers for some of the victims' families sharply criticized the new proposed non-prosecution agreement after meetings with the government.
In a statement, a Justice Department spokesman acknowledged the pushback but said this resolution holds Boeing accountable. and provides finality and compensation for victims' families. Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington.
Chapter 5: What was the community response to the tragedy at the Jewish museum?
Jewish organizations gathered virtually today to mourn the young couple shot dead outside a Jewish museum in Washington, D.C. this week. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports both worked at the Israeli embassy and were expected to become engaged soon.
The American Jewish Committee hosted the gathering, opening with Jewish prayers and the 23rd Psalm in Hebrew. Sam Dryman remembered Sarah Milgram's sense of mission. Who takes a job at the Israeli embassy, he said, when the country's in the middle of a conflict?
It's someone who's curious, who's filled to the brim with optimism.
Benji Rogers was at the museum event with Sarah and Yaron Lashinsky. He said they were planning to move in together soon.
It's important for me to let you all know that he was happy and his last moments were filled with joy.
Another speaker expressed gratitude for an outpouring of sorrow and support. Jennifer Ludden, NPR News, Washington.
On Wall Street, the Dow dropped 256 points today. You're listening to NPR. A revival of the Tony Award-winning play Art will debut on Broadway this fall. As Jeff London reports from New York, the production will feature three well-known TV actors.
Three Emmy Award winners will play the friends whose relationships fray over a postmodern painting. James Corden, the former host of The Late Late Show and a Tony winner, Neil Patrick Harris of How I Met Your Mother, who's also a Tony winner, and Bobby Cannavale, recently of The Watcher.
The play, written in France and premiered in Paris, was a Broadway hit in 1998, when Alan Alda, Victor Garber, and Alfred Molina headlined in it. The Broadway revival opens in September. For NPR News, I'm Jeff London in New York.
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