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Why does Mexico consider President Trump's proposed tariffs unfair?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. Mexico says the proposed new tariffs by President Trump are unfair. NPR's Ada Peralta reports officials say they're in negotiations to stop them from going into effect.
Mexico's economy minister Marcelo Ebrard was in Washington on Friday meeting with U.S. officials. Ebrard says they were already negotiating on economic issues as well as security and migration. Saturday, President Trump said he intended to slap 30% tariffs on Mexican imports. Ebrard called the move unfair and said they hope to reach an alternative understanding before August 1st when the tariffs are supposed to go into effect. Trump has threatened similar tariffs in the past, but every time he's walked away from them. Indeed, census data and Mexican government data shows the vast majority of Mexican imports to the U.S.
How will the 30% tariffs on the European Union affect U.S. trade deficits?
continue to pay zero tariffs. Ada Peralta, NPR News, Mexico City.
Meanwhile, Trump says he will also impose a 30 percent tariff on the European Union. He acknowledged a close relationship with both Mexico and the EU, but says the trade deficit with the EU is too high. It also takes effect August 1st. The U.S. has restored military aid shipments to Ukraine. Empire's Hanna Palomarenko reports from Kyiv that Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says more work on the agreement with Washington will take place next week.
President Zelensky said in an evening address that Ukraine is working with the partners on new supplies, increased weapons production in the country and equipping the army.
What new military aid is the U.S. providing to Ukraine and why?
He emphasized that amid a previous pause in weapons deliveries from the U.S., Ukraine received a positive signal.
According
to all reports, aid shipments have been restored, he said. Zelensky also added that they will continue to discuss military aid with the U.S. Special Envoy Keith Kellogg,
who is
coming to Ukraine on Monday
with
a week-long visit. Hanna Palomarenko, NPR News, Kyiv.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries railed against the sweeping Medicaid cuts in the recently passed Trump budget bill. He spoke in New Orleans. The Gulf State newsroom's Drew Hawkins reports Jeffrey says more hospitals and clinics will struggle to treat the uninsured.
Speaking at Crescent Care, a federally qualified health center in New Orleans, Jeffrey said the newly signed law represents a massive rollback of public health coverage.
The one big ugly bill that has been jammed down the throats of the American people represents the largest assault ever
How will the Trump budget’s Medicaid cuts impact hospitals and uninsured patients?
on Medicaid and health care
in American history. The law includes over a trillion dollars in health care cuts. Nationally, 17 million people could lose coverage. And clinics like Crescent Care say they'll be forced to do more with less. Republicans say the intent is to reduce waste and fraud. For NPR News, I'm Drew Hawkins in New Orleans.
This is NPR News from Washington. Hundreds of Alaska residents wade into the mouth of the Kenai River each July to catch salmon with large nets. The tradition, known as dip netting, is a way for locals to eat through the winter. Hunter Morrison with member station KDLL stopped by the river for opening day.
What is dip‑netting on Alaska’s Kenai River and why is it important to locals?
I'm not playing. I'm just gutting it. Anchorage's Zane Giles stands on a beach as he slices open a sockeye he caught just minutes before. Giles has dipnetted on the Kenai River for more than a decade. He likes that it uses a long-handled net instead of a rod and reel. But he enjoys the camaraderie among dipnetters most. We're all going for the same thing. We're trying to feed our family and be out here in nature and enjoy the fishing. It's a really good place. The fishery is an important subsistence resource.
Who was David Gergen and what legacy did he leave in American politics?
Alaskans are allowed 25 salmon per permit holder. For dip netters like Giles, that amount should last until next summer. For NPR News, I'm Hunter Morrison in Kenai, Alaska.
David Gergen, advisor to four presidents, Washington insider and a journalist, died of Lewy body dementia in Lexington, Massachusetts. He was 83 years old. A centrist in his politics, he served three Republican presidents, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan, and also one Democrat, Bill Clinton.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why does Mexico consider President Trump's proposed tariffs unfair?
0:00–0:51
2
How will the 30% tariffs on the European Union affect U.S. trade deficits?
0:51–1:34
3
What new military aid is the U.S. providing to Ukraine and why?
1:34–2:34
4
How will the Trump budget’s Medicaid cuts impact hospitals and uninsured patients?
2:34–3:18
5
What is dip‑netting on Alaska’s Kenai River and why is it important to locals?
3:18–3:50
6
Who was David Gergen and what legacy did he leave in American politics?
3:50–4:38