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What is the Supreme Court reviewing about the Trump‑era tariffs?
Live from MPR News in Washington, I'm Shay Stevens. The US Supreme Court has agreed to review the legality of terrorists that President Trump imposed by executive order last spring. Lower courts are sided with companies that have argued that the import levies will put them out of business. As NPRs Nina Totenberg reports, the Justice Department appealed.
In defending the legality of the Trump tariffs, the Justice Department noted that other presidents have imposed similar tariffs dating back to eighteen thirteen. The question before the Supreme Court, however, is whether those earlier tariffs were as broad as Trump's tariffs, and they pretty clearly were not. The other question is whether they were authorized by Congress.
NPR Zena Totenberg reporting. The Trump administration has released a broad strategy on children's health.
How does the new “Make America Healthy Again” commission plan to tackle chronic disease in children?
НПРС Алис-обри репортаж даем chronic diseases.
Health Secretary Robert V. Kennedy Junior called chronic disease an existential crisis for our country and says the report's one hundred and twenty-eight recommendations are historic and unprecedented. The Make America Healthy Again Commission, led by Kennedy, identified four potential drivers, including poor diet, chemical exposure, lack of physical activity, and chronic stress, as well as over-medicalization, which the commission describes as a concerning trend of over-prescribing medications to children. Former FDA official Susan Maine says there's a wide agreement on the need for action on chronic disease.
But the plan for how to execute it and the resource requirements are actually going the opposite direction.
She points to cuts in nutrition and the Federal Health Department, Alison Aubrey, and PR News.
French president Emmanuel Macron has appointed a new prime minister, his fifth premier in less than two years. The tales from MPR's Eleanor Beertchley.
Why did France appoint a new prime minister and what challenges does he face?
Sebastian Le Corne was handed the job of Prime Minister Tuesday evening. and the daunting task of trying to find consensus in France's divided parliament. Le Corneau helds from the mainstream Conservative Party Former Prime Minister Francois Bayreux, a centrist, stepped down after just nine months in office after he was unable to win a confidence vote over his proposed budget cuts. The far left and far right who control the biggest blocks in the French Parliament demanded the new Prime Minister be from one of their camps. They are not likely to be happy about the new nominee. Le Cornu is said to be close to Macall. Eleanor Beardsley in Bier News, Paris.
Israel has launched a military strike on Hamas leaders gathered in Qatar Tuesday.
What were the details of Israel’s strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar and the international reaction?
Hamas has five members were killed in the attack occurring during a meeting on a US ceasefire deal for Gaza. Qatar calls the attack state terrorism. President Trump says he's not happy about the incident and will issue a statement on Wednesday. This is NPR. Revised reporting on hiring in the US shows the twenty twenty four job market was much weaker than previously thought. The Labor Department says the job figures for the year ending March thirty first this year were overstated. by somewhat nine hundred eleven thousand positions. The National Park Service says a wild land firefighter has died battling the dragon Bravo fire near the Grand Canyon.
The firefighter's name has not been released, but federal fire managers say he died after suffering a cardiac emergency near the entrance to the north rim of the Grand Canyon while doing what's called suppression repair.
How did revised labor data and a firefighter’s death highlight challenges for the U.S. job market and public lands?
That's when crews try to rehab land like reducing erosion around fire lines after a fire has raced through it. The Park Service in conjunction with the local coroner's office is investigating the death. The Dragon Bravo fire was sparked by lightning more than two months ago and has burned some one hundred forty five thousand acres and destroyed a historic lodge. Another bigger investigation is focused on whether the National Park Service hit with staffing and funding cuts from President Trump's doge team had adequate resources to respond to the fire.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the Supreme Court reviewing about the Trump‑era tariffs?
0:02–0:51
2
How does the new “Make America Healthy Again” commission plan to tackle chronic disease in children?
0:51–1:56
3
Why did France appoint a new prime minister and what challenges does he face?
1:56–2:44
4
What were the details of Israel’s strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar and the international reaction?
2:44–3:38
5
How did revised labor data and a firefighter’s death highlight challenges for the U.S. job market and public lands?
3:38–4:39