President Trump announces 10% universal tariff, higher tariffs for top trading partners whose trade practices have 'looted' & 'pillaged' the U.S.
Apr 02, 2025•55 min
Episode description
President Donald Trump announces tariffs on what he is calling 'Liberation Day'; Senate to vote on overturning president's 'national emergency' on fentanyl used as legal basis for imposing tariffs on Canada; interview with CQ/Roll Call legal affairs reporter Michael Macagnone on Supreme Court case involving South Carolina barring Planned Parenthood from Medicaid if the organization provides abortion services (23); Republicans celebrate two wins in Congressional special elections in Florida, while Democrats are happy by a victory in a contest for Wisconsin State Supreme Court judge, where the losing candidate was heavily financed by billionaire Elon Musk; Education Secretary Linda McMahon meets with House Democrats about Trump Administration plans to close the Department and they both end up outside at the same news conference; special assistant to Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. explains the rationale for reducing that department's workforce by 20,000.
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