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Four Key Facts About Trump’s New Tariffs, and a Town Hall Showdown

Aug 07, 202510 min
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Summary

The episode details President Trump's implementation of widespread new tariffs, exploring their economic impact and future implications. It then shifts to his unexpected plan for a meeting with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, and the challenges faced by Republican lawmakers at home. Additionally, the podcast highlights the ongoing issue of honor killings in Pakistan and the recent market struggles of Novo Nordisk, the company behind the weight-loss drug Ozempic.

Episode description

Plus, inside the weight-loss drug wars. 

On Today’s Episode:

Staggering U.S. Tariffs Begin as Trump Widens Trade War, by Tony Romm

Trump Threatens 100% Tariff on Chips, With a Big Caveat, by Tripp Mickle and Ana Swanson

Trump and Putin to Meet in ‘Coming Days,’ Kremlin Aide Confirms, by Nataliya Vasilyeva

A G.O.P. Congressman Faced Hometown Voters. It Wasn’t Pretty, by Annie Karni

Another Pakistani Woman Is Killed for ‘Honor,’ but She’s Not Forgotten, by Elian Peltier and Zia ur-Rehman

How Ozempic’s Maker Lost Its Shine After Creating a Wonder Drug, by Eshe Nelson

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