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And all this has been complicated further by court decisions this week, saying Trump does not have the authority to impose all these tariffs without Congress. That ruling by the International Trade Court could cripple the whole anti-tariff campaign, but that, too, is on pause just now while a higher court reviews that ruling.

And all this has been complicated further by court decisions this week, saying Trump does not have the authority to impose all these tariffs without Congress. That ruling by the International Trade Court could cripple the whole anti-tariff campaign, but that, too, is on pause just now while a higher court reviews that ruling.

Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota have all issued air quality alerts for their residents. This comes as 17,000 Manitobans have been forced to flee their homes as dangerous fires cut through the province's prized wildlands. The evacuation effort is the largest in recent history for Manitoba. These fires come on the heels of two consecutive years of devastating wildfire seasons.

Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota have all issued air quality alerts for their residents. This comes as 17,000 Manitobans have been forced to flee their homes as dangerous fires cut through the province's prized wildlands. The evacuation effort is the largest in recent history for Manitoba. These fires come on the heels of two consecutive years of devastating wildfire seasons.

In those years as well, Americans suffered as heavy smoke plumes crossed into the states. In all three affected states, experts warn that the air quality is unsafe for people like children and the elderly. In Minnesota, which is projected to be the hardest hit, the air quality will be reduced to the point of danger for sensitive groups. You're listening to NPR News.

In those years as well, Americans suffered as heavy smoke plumes crossed into the states. In all three affected states, experts warn that the air quality is unsafe for people like children and the elderly. In Minnesota, which is projected to be the hardest hit, the air quality will be reduced to the point of danger for sensitive groups. You're listening to NPR News.

Speaking at a data users conference, the Census Bureau's acting director, Ron Jarman, compared over 1,000 employees around the country taking early retirement or voluntary separation offers to a pivotal Marvel movie scene with the supervillain Thanos.

Speaking at a data users conference, the Census Bureau's acting director, Ron Jarman, compared over 1,000 employees around the country taking early retirement or voluntary separation offers to a pivotal Marvel movie scene with the supervillain Thanos.

German said the Bureau will keep giving high priority to the 2030 census and the surveys that produce key economic indicators. But the Bureau is figuring out what other statistical work it will stop doing. Many census advocates are concerned about the Bureau's ability to produce accurate 2030 census results that are set to be used to redraw voting maps in the next decade.

German said the Bureau will keep giving high priority to the 2030 census and the surveys that produce key economic indicators. But the Bureau is figuring out what other statistical work it will stop doing. Many census advocates are concerned about the Bureau's ability to produce accurate 2030 census results that are set to be used to redraw voting maps in the next decade.

In the House, you hear similar objections to the ones we're hearing from the Senate from Republicans in swing districts. But you're also hearing from the hardcore budget hawks who want Trump to go further. They want deep, long-term cuts. And now... while the political climate still feels like last fall.

In the House, you hear similar objections to the ones we're hearing from the Senate from Republicans in swing districts. But you're also hearing from the hardcore budget hawks who want Trump to go further. They want deep, long-term cuts. And now... while the political climate still feels like last fall.

And they are afraid another budget cycle will go by, and they'll have missed the chance for that fundamental change in what the government does.

And they are afraid another budget cycle will go by, and they'll have missed the chance for that fundamental change in what the government does.

They say the retaliation we're seeing from China and elsewhere will be transitory. They say our trading partners will knuckle under and lower their own tariffs. And most important, they say American companies will bring home the jobs that they've shifted overseas and that other countries will shift their manufacturing to the U.S., creating jobs here rather than in their own countries.

They say the retaliation we're seeing from China and elsewhere will be transitory. They say our trading partners will knuckle under and lower their own tariffs. And most important, they say American companies will bring home the jobs that they've shifted overseas and that other countries will shift their manufacturing to the U.S., creating jobs here rather than in their own countries.

The DHS spokesman told NPR Friday that these offices, quote, obstructed immigration enforcement by adding bureaucratic hurdles and undermining DHS's mission, unquote. Well, their job was to provide in-house oversight and restraint on this powerful agency and make sure it stays within the law and follows its own mandates. That's what watchdogs do. That's what ombudsmen offices are for.

The DHS spokesman told NPR Friday that these offices, quote, obstructed immigration enforcement by adding bureaucratic hurdles and undermining DHS's mission, unquote. Well, their job was to provide in-house oversight and restraint on this powerful agency and make sure it stays within the law and follows its own mandates. That's what watchdogs do. That's what ombudsmen offices are for.

Florida is not a place where you're welcome with that type of conduct in the air. And I don't know how it came to this. We were not involved. We were not notified.

Florida is not a place where you're welcome with that type of conduct in the air. And I don't know how it came to this. We were not involved. We were not notified.