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What is President Trump's $5,000 dividend promise and how are Republicans reacting?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. President Trump's promise of a five thousand dollar dividend to every American adult if Republicans win in November is getting a mixed response even from Republicans. NPR's Tamara Keith reports from the Republican midterm convention in Dallas.
This isn't President Trump's first promise to send Americans cash payments. This time the dollar figure is higher, but no more politically realistic. Meredith Smith from Austin, Texas says she wakes up every morning and thanks God Trump is president, but she's not sold on this.
think maybe they should take that and put it into the debt. Um But a lot of people are gonna like that, but it also smacks of the other side.
How are Canadian trade tensions affecting U.S. politics and tariffs?
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I don't know, I have mixed feelings. The response from Republican congressional leaders has been cautious. Tamara Keith, NPR News, Dallas.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he hopes Republicans in the US lose control of Congress in the midterm elections, saying the vote could deliver a political rebuke over President Trump's trade war with Canada. Ford's comments came two days after Washington escalated the dispute by banning some Canadian dairy products, motorcycles, and most alcoholic beverages. Canadian retaliatory tariffs took effect on about twenty billion dollars in U.S. goods. Following the attacks of nine eleven, first responders and cleanup crews rushed toward the destruction. Advocates say over 2,000 of them were immigrants who were in the U.S.
What challenges do immigrant 9/11 Ground Zero workers face in receiving benefits?
illegally, NPR's Jasmine Garst reports.
Many immigrant workers have gotten workers' comp and help through the James the Droga 9-11 Health and Compensation Act, but advocates say many without legal status are too scared to apply. Lucelli asked that we withhold her last name for fear of deportation. She worked at Ground Zero wearing a paper mask and rubber gloves. Since then, she's battled breast cancer and asthma. The attack released hundreds of people. Hundreds of tons of toxic debris into the air. There have been more than 57,000 cancer cases related to exposure. The 911 Immigrant Worker Freedom Act would give Ground Zero workers a path to citizenship.
How are new congressional maps and legal battles shaping the upcoming midterms?
It was introduced in 2017 and reintroduced in 2025, but remains stalled in Congress. Jasmine Garst, NPR News, New York.
Missouri's Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins has ordered local election authorities to use the 2022 congressional map instead of a new map backed by President Trump following weeks of legal wrangling. It comes after the Supreme Court again rejected the map backed by Trump, a loss for Republicans trying to main control of the House in the fast approaching midterm elections. The back and forth has created confusion for vo voters shortly before mail in ballots begin going out. Major US stock indexes sank today. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Industry data shows China's passenger car exports have already surpassed last year's total in the first eight months of the year. The increase is driven by shipments of plug-in hybrids and pure electric vehicles.
What is the impact of China's surge in passenger‑car exports on the global auto market?
Analysts say the country is on track for a fifty percent to seventy percent increase in full year passenger vehicle exports this year. Chinese cars are not allowed to be sold or imported for consumer use in the US. Mexico will get less water from the Colorado River under a new US agreement. Analysts say it's a sign of strong cooperation despite political differences. From member station KJZZ, Alex Hager has more.
The New Deal is in keeping with a longstanding tradition of Mexico taking less water during dry times. Jennifer Pitts studies the river at the nonprofit Audubon Society. As American states bicker over the shrinking river's future, Pitts says the deal helps Mexico find some stability.
Yes, of course, living with less is challenging, but having certainty about the water supply that you have to use, I think, is a huge advantage.
Why is Mercury shrinking faster than scientists expected and what does it mean?
Pitt says it's remarkable that the deal was signed without being complicated by broader tensions between the US and Mexico. For NPR News, I'm Alex Hager in Phoenix.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is President Trump's $5,000 dividend promise and how are Republicans reacting?
0:00–0:50
2
How are Canadian trade tensions affecting U.S. politics and tariffs?
0:50–1:34
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What challenges do immigrant 9/11 Ground Zero workers face in receiving benefits?
1:34–2:15
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How are new congressional maps and legal battles shaping the upcoming midterms?
2:15–3:13
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What is the impact of China's surge in passenger‑car exports on the global auto market?
3:13–4:06
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Why is Mercury shrinking faster than scientists expected and what does it mean?
4:06–5:03