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Trump tries again with new tariffs: At 12:01 a.m. on Friday, a global 10% tariff expired. New tariffs have two tiers, of 10% and 12.5%, imposed on goods from the United States' 60 biggest trading partners — 59 countries, plus the European Union. NPR’s Danielle Kurtzleben reports that those tariffs were instituted under a law allowing tariffs to address unfair trade practices by foreign countries. Many of America's key allies on Friday criticized the U.S. administration's new tariffs.
Trump on the trail: Generally when a president has a low approval rating, he steers clear from competitive races going into the midterms. That's not the approach President Trump and his political team are taking. NPR’s Tamara Keith reports on how he has been campaigning more often this year than he did in the same period for 2018 and has already rallied for a dozen candidates in toss-up races. Trump travels to Michigan on Monday and was in Georgia last week.
Primary takeaways: Tuesday’s primaries in Arizona show GOP voters backing President Trump's picks for governor and a key U.S. House seat. Republican voters also chose candidates who have openly opposed the 2020 presidential election results in a state that has been at the center of debates over election security and integrity.
New Saudi nuclear deal: The Trump administration signed a nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia that would allow American companies to run commercial nuclear power plants on Saudi soil. The agreement is expected to last decades and be worth billions of dollars, the Energy Department said. The deal must be reviewed by Congress, which has 90 days to consider it. Trump later said the deal hinges on the kingdom normalizing its ties with Israel.
The House’s final flurry: The House of Representatives left for its summer recess this week after clearing a number of bills, including one to provide $1.1 trillion for the military, and also a $95 billion budget blueprint that would extend funding for the government at existing levels through Dec. 4. The government is currently set to run out of money at the end of September, just before the midterm elections. That budget bill would authorize parts of an elections overhaul long sought by President Trump. The House also approved, on a bipartisan vote, a resolution to remove U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran in a rebuke to Trump. The Senate is still in session until next month.
DNC releases 2028 lineup: South Carolina has been chosen to hold the first Democratic presidential primary in 2028 over Nevada, New Hampshire and Iowa, who had each been seeking the spot. Read more. |
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Going Deeper: Replacing Platner |
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Maine Democrats’ nominating convention to select their new pick for the U.S. Senate begins today at 9 a.m. ET in Bangor, Maine. Democrats are hoping to move past former nominee Graham Platner’s scandal-plagued campaign as they look to unseat Republican incumbent Susan Collins – a Senate matchup with far-reaching political implications.
The apparent front-runner is former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, who has already garnered support from the bulk of elected delegates who will cast ballots for the nominee. NPR's Elena Moore is following the results. |
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The Shot: Nurses In High Demand |
Nursing is the largest healthcare profession in the U.S., and it is growing. But only about 1 in 8 nurses are men.
NPR’s Andrea Hsu visited the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s School of Nursing, where close to 1 in 6 nursing students are men. Hsu reports that for years, the nursing school has been intentional about creating a welcoming environment for men, by, among other things, featuring male students on all its marketing materials and sending male and female nurses into high schools to recruit students.
Professor Curry Bordelon says all of this makes a difference, and he’s happy that popular shows like The Pitt depict men in all kinds of healthcare roles, including nursing. The fact that the jobs pay well doesn't hurt: The national median wage for registered nurses tops $90,000 a year. |
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