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Imported Steel Tariffs Double, White House Rescission Request, Gaza Aid Paused
04 Jun 2025
Starting today, the tax on imported steel and aluminum doubles to 50 percent. The White House has formally asked Congress to take back $9.4 billion dollars in funding for foreign aid and public media. And, the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation pauses food distribution for the day following another deadly shooting by the Israeli military near one of its sites. Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.Today's episode of Up First was edited by Pallavi Gogoi, Gerry Holmes, Carrie Kahn, Lisa Thomson and Adriana Gallardo. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from David Greenburg and our technical director is Carleigh Strange.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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good morning leila good morning just waking up yes i'm so tired today oh i'm so sorry but i sound like this all the time you're the first person i've spoken to though wow i'm touched do you know i run into like listeners who will say that they'll say you're the first person who talks to me in the morning oh that's sweet yeah There might be variants on that.
You're the first person I like who I talked to today.
Everyone else in this house, get rid of.
How will new tariffs affect the cost of U.S.-made products that use imported aluminum and steel?
We, as can makers, pass these increases on to our customers.
Domestic businesses consider the cost. I'm Steve Inskeep with Leila Fadal, and this is Up First from NPR News. The White House formally asked Congress to claw back some spending it had previously approved. The administration made that request after failing to cut spending very much on its own.
The losses that the administration is seeing in the courts may be impacting how they think they need to approach issues.
What would a vote in Congress mean for public broadcasting and foreign aid?
And the U.S.-backed organization delivering food aid in Gaza has paused distribution for the day following yet another strike. deadly shooting by the Israeli military near one of its sites. Stay with us. We'll give you the news you need to start your day.
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