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Costco is the latest company to sue the Trump administration over tariffs.

It's one of the largest companies to launch such a lawsuit, which asks for a refund of tariffs already paid if the Supreme Court declares President Trump's import duties illegal.

Here's NPR's Alina Silyuk reporting.

A rare Fabergé egg crafted for Russian royalty has sold at auction for a record $30.2 million.

The egg was auctioned today by Christie's in London.

It's one of seven that remain in private hands.

It was commissioned by Tsar Nicholas II as a present for his mother.

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Republicans have held on to a Tennessee congressional seat, but by a much thinner margin than in the past.

Mariana Bacchial from member station WPLN reports.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is coming under mounting pressure over the decision to launch a second strike against a suspected drug-smuggling boat in September.

Hegseth spoke about the strike Tuesday, as NPR's Greg Myhre reports.

Excess said he didn't hear about the second strike ordered by Navy Admiral Mitch Bradley until later.

Bradley is expected to meet with members of Congress this week.

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officials hunkered down over a draft peace proposal with their Russian counterparts in Moscow Tuesday.

Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and the president's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, arrived with an amended version, as NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports.

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The Trump administration is seeking to force Democratic-led states to provide data about those who receive food assistance through SNAP.