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President Trump announced yesterday that he struck a trade deal with the European Union after talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Scotland. Under the agreement, most EU exports to the U.S. will face 15% tariffs, which is down from the 30% tariff that was recently threatened. The president says the EU agreed to accept imports from the U.S. without tariffs.
The Republicans’ big tax-and-spending bill has been signed into law, and with it come new hurdles for millions of Americans who rely on Medicaid. The new law has a provision that, in most states, low-income adults will, for the first time, have to meet work requirements to keep their health coverage. Some states have tried enacting this before, but currently only Georgia has an active system using work requirements. Here’s a look at how it is going for the state.
Israel’s military has paused fighting for 10 hours each day in major population centers in Gaza. This allows for more food aid to enter besieged areas. This major change in Israel’s offensive in Gaza comes after growing international criticism over Israel’s restrictions on humanitarian aid. Israel took a group of journalists, including NPR’s Eleanor Beardsley, into a small portion of Gaza yesterday.
Republicans won the 2024 election with a strategy that included numerous podcast appearances. Now, Democrats like former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg are working on a game plan for future elections. When Democrats took power in 2021, they viewed it as a restoration project to fix the institutions that Trump had broken. Buttigieg no longer sees that as a fully realistic or even desirable goal. He says Democrats have been “too attached to a status quo that has been failing us for a long time.” In an all-platforms interview with NPR, Buttigieg makes his own pitch to Democrats. Listen to the interview or read and watch a video of the discussion Buttigieg had with Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep.
Professional chef David Nayfeld says cooking with his daughter is a great way to make the most of their precious time together. Things can get messy, but he says it’s “worth the price of admission.” In his new cookbook, Dad, What’s for Dinner?, Nayfeld shares easy ways to include kids of all ages in meal prep, and every recipe even has a mess rating. These are some of the tips he shared with Life Kit:
Now that you’re an expert at cooking with kids, try this meatball recipe. For more guidance on how to make a family meal with the kids, listen to this episode of NPR’s Life Kit. Subscribe to the Life Kit newsletter for expert advice on love, money, relationships and more.
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