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Let's do a show. What the heck? On a Thursday that I thought was a Friday.

NPR White House correspondent Franco Ordonez was there. He joins us now. Good morning, Franco.

So you were at the White House yesterday in the Oval Office. Tell us about this really big day.

So how much of this had to do with the markets? Is this an about face?

Okay, so what happens now? There's a 90-day pause, and then what?

Right. And then to be clear, the president has spent a lot of time talking about China's trade practices. And again, those tariffs are still there on China. So how does this shift affect the country?

That's White House correspondent Franco Ordonez. Thank you, Franco.

With the markets way down and now way up, how are businesses responding to the latest twist in this trade war? To understand that, we're joined by NPR's chief economics correspondent, Scott Horsley. Good morning, Scott.

Okay, it's pretty clear that the stock market was not happy with the president's tariffs. How are investors feeling now?

Right. And as we heard from Franco earlier, not all tariffs are gone, right?

And people are going to lose their jobs. And I might be one of them. How are business owners thinking about survival? And President Trump has issued executive orders targeting two individuals from his first administration. The latest examples of the president using the full power of his office to exact retribution on his perceived enemies. So stay with us.

Okay, and Trump has not lowered the tax on goods from China. In fact, he's raised it. What impact is that going to have?

NPR's Scott Horsley, I'm sure, will be talking again soon. Thank you, Scott.

President Trump signed two executive orders targeting individuals from his first administration.

Here to help us understand what happened and why is NPR political correspondent Ashley Lopez. Good morning, Ashley. Good morning. Okay, let's start with Chris Krebs. What exactly does this executive order say?

So what are some examples of what he says Krebs was censoring?

We'll give you the news you need to start your day.

So this sounds sort of similar to the executive orders Trump has issued against private law firms.

So what does this tell us about the priorities of the president and his administration?

NPR political correspondent Ashley Lopez. Thank you, Ashley.

Today's episode of Up First was edited by Roberta Rampton, Raphael Nam, Megan Pratt, Lisa Thompson, and Janae Williams. It was produced by Ziad Butch, Nia Dumas, and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Nisha Hynas, and our technical director is Carly Strange. Join us again tomorrow.

Yeah, but I feel it when you're not here.

There was a big turning point Wednesday in the drama over President Trump's trade policy.