Shumita Basu

The acting commissioner of Customs and Border Patrol told USA Today any traveler entering the U.S. is subject to having their electronic devices searched. She said any claims that searches are politically motivated are, quote, completely unfounded. U.S. citizens can reject having their devices searched, but foreign nationals or people with visas do not have the same rights.

Many of the cases we mentioned today are in the process of being appealed in courts. Let's turn now to the state of the economy, particularly when it Tariffs on these countries have been announced, altered, paused, and implemented in the last month or so. Those nations, as well as the European Union, have announced retaliatory tariffs on American goods.

Many of the cases we mentioned today are in the process of being appealed in courts. Let's turn now to the state of the economy, particularly when it Tariffs on these countries have been announced, altered, paused, and implemented in the last month or so. Those nations, as well as the European Union, have announced retaliatory tariffs on American goods.

Many of the cases we mentioned today are in the process of being appealed in courts. Let's turn now to the state of the economy, particularly when it Tariffs on these countries have been announced, altered, paused, and implemented in the last month or so. Those nations, as well as the European Union, have announced retaliatory tariffs on American goods.

NPR's personal finance reporter, Laura Wamsley, spoke to us about the impact all of this is having on businesses and consumers.

NPR's personal finance reporter, Laura Wamsley, spoke to us about the impact all of this is having on businesses and consumers.

NPR's personal finance reporter, Laura Wamsley, spoke to us about the impact all of this is having on businesses and consumers.

The other thing to note is companies stateside that aren't directly impacted by tariffs might raise their prices anyway.

The other thing to note is companies stateside that aren't directly impacted by tariffs might raise their prices anyway.

The other thing to note is companies stateside that aren't directly impacted by tariffs might raise their prices anyway.

According to the Tax Foundation, tariffs on Chinese goods alone are estimated to add $329 in costs per U.S. household annually. And Wamsley told us when prices go up, they don't tend to come back down.

According to the Tax Foundation, tariffs on Chinese goods alone are estimated to add $329 in costs per U.S. household annually. And Wamsley told us when prices go up, they don't tend to come back down.

According to the Tax Foundation, tariffs on Chinese goods alone are estimated to add $329 in costs per U.S. household annually. And Wamsley told us when prices go up, they don't tend to come back down.

Before we let you go, a few other stories we're following. Wildfires returned to the Carolinas just weeks after crews battled a number of recent blazes. Now, areas that were devastated by Hurricane Helene last year are being hit with fresh fires, prompting the governor of South Carolina to declare a state of emergency and North Carolina officials to order mandatory evacuations.

Before we let you go, a few other stories we're following. Wildfires returned to the Carolinas just weeks after crews battled a number of recent blazes. Now, areas that were devastated by Hurricane Helene last year are being hit with fresh fires, prompting the governor of South Carolina to declare a state of emergency and North Carolina officials to order mandatory evacuations.

Before we let you go, a few other stories we're following. Wildfires returned to the Carolinas just weeks after crews battled a number of recent blazes. Now, areas that were devastated by Hurricane Helene last year are being hit with fresh fires, prompting the governor of South Carolina to declare a state of emergency and North Carolina officials to order mandatory evacuations.

Hurricane Helene was the most destructive natural disaster in North Carolina history, and experts say the downed trees and destruction left behind by the storm have made the wildfires spread more easily and harder to fight.

Hurricane Helene was the most destructive natural disaster in North Carolina history, and experts say the downed trees and destruction left behind by the storm have made the wildfires spread more easily and harder to fight.

Hurricane Helene was the most destructive natural disaster in North Carolina history, and experts say the downed trees and destruction left behind by the storm have made the wildfires spread more easily and harder to fight.

In other news, a panel of judges in Washington, D.C., did not make a decision Monday on whether to lift a lower court ruling barring the administration from deporting migrants under what's known as the Alien Enemies Act.