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Senator Amy Klobuchar on states suing Trump over tariffs
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), whose state is among those suing the Trump administration for imposing tariffs without Congressional approval.
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Morning news brief
Will the president's economic policies slow down the economy?, businesses along the U.S.-Mexico border feel the uncertainty of tariffs negotiations, the U.S. envoy to the Middle East met with Israeli hostages' families over the weekend.
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Humanitarian worker confined to northern Gaza describes starvation there
NPR's Michel Martin talks with Amjad Al Shawa, veteran humanitarian worker confined to northern Gaza, about what starvation looks like there and how his own family is struggling.
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Morning news brief
Trump visits the Federal Reserve's headquarters, questions about Epstein files follow lawmakers home, as starvation spreads in Gaza, ceasefire talks stall.
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Trump visits the Federal Reserve's headquarters
President Trump personally inspected renovations of the Federal Reserve's headquarters, part of a pressure campaign on its chair Jerome Powell.
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Morning news brief
The White House is under pressure to release documents from the the Jeffrey Epstein case, Columbia agrees to pay over $200 million in federal settlement, Trump's new AI policies keep culture war focus on tech companies.
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A former federal prosecutor on the Epstein federal investigation
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Elie Honig, legal analyst and former federal prosecutor, about the details of the federal investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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Russia and Ukraine fall short of making progress towards a ceasefire
Russia and Ukraine held a third round of peace talks in Istanbul, Turkey on Wednesday. But despite warnings by President Trump to impose sanctions on Russia, the two sides failed to make any significant progress towards a ceasefire agreement.
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House Speaker Johnson calls for early summer recess to avoid vote on Epstein files
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson is sending lawmakers home early for their summer recess to avoid dragging out a fight within the GOP over the Jeffrey Epstein saga.
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Morning news brief
House to start summer recess early to avoid Epstein files vote, Trump deflects on Epstein probe with accusations about Obama, Columbia disciplines over 70 students for pro-Palestinian demonstrations.