Michelle Martin

Here to explain why is NPR political reporter Alina Moore. She's here with me in our studios. Good morning. Good morning. So Elise Stefanik's nomination was expected to be an easy vote. So what happened?

OK, but Republicans have known about their razor thin majority as far back as November when Trump picked Stefanik. So why now?

OK, but Republicans have known about their razor thin majority as far back as November when Trump picked Stefanik. So why now?

OK, but Republicans have known about their razor thin majority as far back as November when Trump picked Stefanik. So why now?

What's been the reaction on Capitol Hill?

What's been the reaction on Capitol Hill?

What's been the reaction on Capitol Hill?

That is NPR political reporter Elena Moore. Elena, thank you. Thanks. Just about every day, we learn of new tariffs threatened or imposed by the United States. President Trump ordered tariffs on auto imports this week, sending the stock market falling. Next week, the administration promises new tariff numbers for every country based on a calculation of tariffs that they charge.

That is NPR political reporter Elena Moore. Elena, thank you. Thanks. Just about every day, we learn of new tariffs threatened or imposed by the United States. President Trump ordered tariffs on auto imports this week, sending the stock market falling. Next week, the administration promises new tariff numbers for every country based on a calculation of tariffs that they charge.

That is NPR political reporter Elena Moore. Elena, thank you. Thanks. Just about every day, we learn of new tariffs threatened or imposed by the United States. President Trump ordered tariffs on auto imports this week, sending the stock market falling. Next week, the administration promises new tariff numbers for every country based on a calculation of tariffs that they charge.

20% tariffs are already in effect on goods from China. And Steve Inskeep has been talking with some of the sellers. Hello there, friend. Hi there, friend. So where have you been?

20% tariffs are already in effect on goods from China. And Steve Inskeep has been talking with some of the sellers. Hello there, friend. Hi there, friend. So where have you been?

20% tariffs are already in effect on goods from China. And Steve Inskeep has been talking with some of the sellers. Hello there, friend. Hi there, friend. So where have you been?

Okay, Steve, sounds like a shopper's paradise, but what did you learn about tariffs?

Okay, Steve, sounds like a shopper's paradise, but what did you learn about tariffs?

Okay, Steve, sounds like a shopper's paradise, but what did you learn about tariffs?

Well, that's what economists say will happen with tariffs, that it's a tax that Americans will pay.

Well, that's what economists say will happen with tariffs, that it's a tax that Americans will pay.

Well, that's what economists say will happen with tariffs, that it's a tax that Americans will pay.

That's Steve Inskeep speaking to us from Shanghai. Steve, thank you. You're welcome, Michelle. It's good to talk with you. What do Mudang, the pygmy hippo, social media sensation hawk to a girl and the president of the United States all have in common? They've all inspired meme coins, which are a valuable, highly volatile type of cryptocurrency.