Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Amy Held.
Chapter 2: What recent tariff changes did President Trump announce?
President Trump this morning threatened to raise global tariffs from 10 to 15 percent. They can only be imposed for 150 days. This a day after the Supreme Court ruled Trump overstepped his tariff authority under a different legal statute. Now the question remains, what happens to the $133 billion in now unlawful tariffs collected? Companies and Democratic governors are demanding refunds.
NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reports it's a blow to Trump's presidential power.
Tariffs have just given Trump enormous power. He had claimed he had the ability to impose tariffs when he wanted, at what level he wanted. And as the head of an economic superpower, that gave Trump massive leverage over other countries. And he used that to make trade deals on pharmaceutical pricing, even for diplomacy. And now he doesn't necessarily have that same power anymore.
Chapter 3: How does the Supreme Court's ruling affect Trump's tariff authority?
Some of the tariffs Trump imposed under different sections of the Trade Act, including on steel, aluminum, and cars, will stay. A federal appeals court has cleared the way for Louisiana to require the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. NPR's Matt Bloom has this report.
Republican lawmakers first passed the measure two years ago. It requires all public K-12 schools and colleges to post the biblical text for students to see. A group of families from multiple faith backgrounds sued, arguing it violates the constitutional separation of church and state.
While a lower court initially agreed, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals did not, primarily because the posters have not gone up yet and the court says the family's case was filed too early. Republican leaders say the ruling means schools must now comply. But critics of Louisiana's law say they will look for more ways to fight it.
The case's outcome could also affect the future of similar Ten Commandments laws passed in Texas and Arkansas. Matt Bloom, NPR News, New Orleans.
The number of student loan borrowers considered delinquent on their payments has nearly tripled since 2019. NPR's Jonaki Mehta reports it's hurting students' credit scores.
The new report, which comes from the Century Foundation and Protect Borrowers, says student loan delinquency has spiked to a record 25% of borrowers. And those considered delinquent, meaning students who've been late on their payments, have seen their credit scores go down by an average of 57 points.
The report blames the Trump administration's policies for blocking borrowers from, quote, "...accessing the income-driven repayment plans they're legally entitled to." that and the increasing cost of living in this country.
In response, the Trump administration told NPR it has been, quote, reporting full inaccurate data on student loan repayment instead of extending so-called flexibilities related to a pandemic that ended five years ago. Janaki Mehta, NPR News.
This is NPR News. More potential delays for NASA's Artemis Moon mission, its launch window likely being pushed back from opening March 6th after NASA observed an interrupted flow of helium. They had just addressed a liquid hydrogen leak, now NASA troubleshooting once again. People seem to link shapes with sounds, a tendency that is thought to be related to the origin of language.
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