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NPR News: 05-12-2026 8PM EDT

13 May 2026

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What are the latest developments in U.S.-China trade relations?

0.706 - 20.419 Ryland Barton

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. As President Trump heads to Beijing today to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, a new NPR-Chicago Council Ipsos poll finds most Americans think U.S. tariffs have been bad for both economies and driven up consumer costs here. NPR's Frank Lankfitt reports.

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20.45 - 28.424 Elisa Kajiwar

Elisa Kajiwar is a physical therapist in greater Chicago. When she bought a Chinese-made board game, she noticed tariffs added up to $20 to the price.

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28.665 - 37.581 Unknown

I think the tariffs are bad. Making a worse deal for a country's trade does not mean we'll get more stuff out of it.

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37.561 - 59.4 Elisa Kajiwar

David Morgan lives in North Carolina and supports tariffs. Low-wage competition from China sank his furniture company. Business dried up and we didn't have the orders. We filed Chapter 11 and sold off a lot of our stuff. The poll shows most Americans see a potential solution. Cut tariffs on China in exchange for China buying more U.S. agricultural goods. Frank Langford, NPR News, Washington.

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59.38 - 74.74 Ryland Barton

The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that a map aimed at netting another seat for Republicans is in effect. As St. Louis Public Radio's Jason Rosenbaum reports, the decision is yet another blow for Democrats in a mid-decade redistricting scramble set off by President Trump.

74.77 - 89.226 Jason Rosenbaum

Missouri lawmakers passed a map last year that seeks to convert Democratic Representative Emanuel Cleaver's Kansas City-based district into a GOP-leaning seat. But two voters sued, contending that the submission of referendum signatures prevented that map from going into effect.

89.646 - 106.407 Jason Rosenbaum

But the Missouri Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the new map is in effect until Missouri's Secretary of State verifies it has enough signatures. That might not happen until a few days before the state's primary, and that may be too late into the election process to switch to a map that's more favorable to Cleaver.

106.747 - 121.467 Jason Rosenbaum

The court's decision comes as states like Louisiana, Alabama, and Tennessee are eliminating heavily Democratic majority-minority seats, thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision weakening the Voting Rights Act. For NPR News, I'm Jason Rosenbaum in Jefferson City.

121.447 - 130.168 Ryland Barton

Clipping economy is booming. NPR's Bobby Allen reports on the video editors who turn long content into short videos to make money for clip for cash campaigns.

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