Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. In a roundtable at the White House today, President Trump announced a $12 billion payment to farmers who've suffered losses as a result of his global trade wars. NPR's Anusha Mathur has more.
2025 has been a rough year for farmers. Mike Lavender from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition says tariffs were a big reason why. Unprecedented instability, whether you want to call it tariff wars, trade wars, uncertainty in international markets for agricultural products.
After Trump slapped big tariffs on imports, China largely stopped buying American farm products, including soybeans. That hit hard. Farmers are an indispensable national asset, part of the backbone of America. I've always felt it so strongly. President Trump says this latest relief package will help them.
The tariffs are taking in hundreds of billions of dollars and we're giving some up to the farmers. Farmers can start applying for relief this month. Anusha Mathur, NPR News.
Twelve former FBI agents are suing FBI Director Kash Patel to get their jobs back. They were fired recently after kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest in Washington, D.C. They say their action had been intended to de-escalate a volatile situation and was not meant as a political gesture.
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Chapter 2: What financial relief did President Trump announce for farmers?
The agents say Patel fired them because they were perceived as not being politically aligned with President Trump. The president says he's going to let the U.S.-based chipmaker NVIDIA sell one of its most advanced microchips to China. The chips are used in artificial intelligence, and as NPR's John Ruich reports, the policy shift comes amid worries about U.S. leadership in the AI sector.
Trump says on social media the U.S. will allow Nvidia to sell H200s to approved customers in China, quote, under conditions that allow for continued strong national security. He says he told Chinese leader Xi Jinping about it, and Xi responded positively. Trump also indicates that the U.S. would get a cut of sales. The H200 is what's known as a GPU chip.
It hit the market last year, and it's better than its predecessor, the H100 model. which has been a workhorse of AI data centers. NVIDIA's best chips, the Blackwell series, are not part of this deal. The U.S. has imposed a virtual embargo on cutting-edge chips and chip-making equipment going to China out of fear that the U.S. could lose its lead in the AI race. John Rewich, NPR News.
Congressional leaders are pressuring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to release more footage of strikes on alleged drug-running boats.
In a recent draft of the Defense Funding and Policy Bill, lawmakers included a provision that would limit a portion of travel funds for Hegseth's office until he releases unedited video of strikes conducted against alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. The House could vote on the bill in the coming days. The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% today. The Dow dropped almost 0.5%.
This is NPR News. President Trump's former personal attorney, Alina Haba, says she will resign as acting U.S. attorney in New Jersey. The decision comes after an appeals court disqualified her from the role. Haba was appointed in March to serve a temporary term. She had no prior federal prosecutorial experience, and New Jersey senators opposed her confirmation.
Thailand has launched airstrikes against Cambodian positions after fighting erupted along their disputed border overnight. dealing a serious blow to the ceasefire President Trump helped broker earlier this year. Michael Sullivan reports.
Both sides are blaming the other for the resumption of the fighting, and both are evacuating civilians from the border area while vowing to remain strong against the other's aggression. Thai media is quoting the army chief of staff saying Thailand's objective is to render the Cambodian military ineffective for a long time.
Cambodia's long-time ruler, now Senate President Hun Sen, accused Thailand of trying to provoke a reaction and urged Cambodian forces to exercise patience. Even as Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Chanvidakun today warned that the time for negotiation is over unless Cambodia meets its terms. For NPR News, I'm Michael Sullivan in Chiang Rai, Thailand.
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