Reuters speaks to voters about their views on Trump’s second term so far. The Wall Street Journal’s Nick Timiraos discusses the state of the economy and how businesses are coping with turbulence. This week the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a case expected to have considerable implications on both education and the separation of church and state. USA Today’s Maureen Groppe has the details. Plus, Canada’s Liberal party won national elections, why lawyers are departing the DOJ’s civil-rights division en masse, and a massive power outage hit Spain and Portugal. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.
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Good morning. It's Tuesday, April 29th. I'm Shamita Basu. This is Apple News Today. On today's show, a pulse check on the state of the economy, an education case challenging the separation of church and state, and Canada's Liberal Party wins national elections. But first, today marks Donald Trump's 100th day in office.
Since starting his second term, Trump has fundamentally changed the country and our economic prospects. He launched a global trade war that's led to mass uncertainty about whether the country is headed for a recession. He and Elon Musk have slashed spending and staffing across numerous government departments.
And Trump has clashed with the judiciary, seemingly ignoring court orders in a few instances related to his immigration policy. He's fulfilled other promises, too, like ending DEI initiatives, reversing protections for transgender Americans, deporting and detaining migrants who are here illegally, and bringing border crossings to historic lows.
So let's start today by hearing from voters in their own voices. Journalists from outlets like Reuters and CNN have been traveling the country in recent weeks to ask Americans where they stand on the Trump administration. Rod Orrud is a farmer and Trump supporter in South Dakota.
He told CNN that while he's concerned about the impact tariffs could have, he is urging Americans to be patient and give Trump a shot to see if he can get the kind of foreign trade deals he's promising.
I just think we need to let the president do what he's doing. And we need to just see what's going to happen here and give him a little latitude so that, you know, if it doesn't work, then we're going to have to try something different.
But some Trump supporters are much more on edge, like Stephen Egan in Florida and Jim Hartman in North Carolina, who spoke with Reuters and CNN.
I did vote for Trump, and now I will deal with the aftermath of the tariffs. I compared 2024 first quarter to 2025 first quarter. I am down 70 percent. I never thought I was going to lose this much money this fast.
Beyond the economy, another big area of concern are the cuts being made by Elon Musk and his team. Here's Tamara Varga, a lifelong Republican and Trump supporter from Arizona, speaking to CNN.
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