Trump adjustments tone over tariffs on China. And, new government actions goal schooling

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In the present day’s high tales

President Trump informed reporters on the White Home yesterday that the U.S. may have a good take care of China. The president’s excessive tariffs have sparked a commerce warfare between the world’s two largest economies. Beijing has a 125% tariff on American items, which got here in response to the 145% tariff the Trump administration placed on Chinese language items. It’s unclear whether or not coverage adjustments will include Trump’s change in tone.

• 🎧 There are two major causes for the shift, NPR’s Asma Khalid tells Up First. If the tariffs keep in place, commerce between China and the U.S. will just about halt. The change in tone can be basic to the inventory market and the financial uncertainty that Trump’s tariffs created. The president initially acknowledged that there could possibly be short-term financial ache, however it could be price it. Khalid says his staff has been boasting about putting offers. Anna Ashton, who was with the U.S.-China Business Council for years, says the White Home’s fixed threats and “wild swings” in dedication to these threats make it unlikely that China’s President Xi Jinping will come to the desk to barter.

Trump and Vice President JD Vance are pushing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to just accept a U.S.-backed peace deal. On Reality Social, Trump lashed out at Zelenskyy after he rejected a proposal to just accept Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. The tensions between the U.S. and Ukraine got here as each international locations labored with European officers yesterday in London to debate methods to finish the warfare.

• 🎧 The White Home has not publicly provided specifics on the peace plan, but it surely clearly closely favors Russia on paper, NPR’s Charles Maynes says. For Ukraine, it seems that acknowledging the Crimean peninsula is a non-starter. Trump needs peace now and sees leverage over Kyiv because the quickest strategy to get there, which is why Maynes believes the president is asking plenty of Ukraine and so little of Russia.

Yesterday, Trump signed a sweeping listing of government actions focusing on larger schooling and Okay-12 colleges. The actions embody proposals to eradicate school DEI packages and new self-discipline steerage for public colleges. One of many larger schooling orders directs Schooling Secretary Linda McMahon to “overhaul” the school accreditation system. One other motion threatens to revoke federal college grants if colleges do not full “full and timely disclosure of foreign funding.”

• 🎧 NPR’s Elissa Nadworny says the Trump administration is attempting to create methods to carry schools accountable for “ideological overreach” and to extend “intellectual diversity” on campus. An motion focusing on Okay-12 colleges requires revoking earlier insurance policies aimed toward decreasing racial disparities in self-discipline practices like suspensions and expulsions, Nadworny says. Another government actions concentrate on bolstering workforce coaching and enhancing AI in colleges. The gathering of actions focuses on cementing Trump’s conservative agenda concerning schooling within the U.S.

In the present day’s hear

In a small studio close to Cesar Chavez Avenue, 19-year-old Kennia Camacho data Disaster Communicator, utilizing radio to attach together with her Boyle Heights group amid ICE raid fears.

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Each Friday night for an hour, 19-year-old Kennia Camacho takes to the mic within the broadcast studio of radio station KQBH for her present Disaster Communicator, the place she will communicate out for herself and her group of Boyle Heights in Los Angeles. In line with knowledge from the LA Division of Metropolis Planning, the neighborhood is greater than 93% Hispanic. Over 85% of households don’t communicate English at residence. Over current months, fears of ICE raids in Los Angeles have emerged. Many locally spend extra time at residence. Camacho created the present in 2023 as a highschool senior. Take heed to how she has labored to uplift and deal with issues blanketing her group ever since.

Deep dive

The Division of Schooling says it is going to resume collections on defaulted scholar loans on Might 5, affecting some 5 million debtors nationwide.

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For the primary time in 5 years, the Division of Schooling says it is going to resume collections on defaulted scholar loans. Beginning Might 5, the division can begin taking funds from debtors’ tax refunds, Social Safety advantages and finally wages. The change will influence 5.3 million debtors who went into default earlier than the pandemic. NPR spoke with consultants on the subject. This is what they are saying you must know:

• 🎓 The division says it is going to attain out to the debtors who’re in default earlier than Might 5, by way of emails and social media posts, “reminding them of their obligations.”
• 🎓 Folks can examine their standing by logging into StudentAid.gov. The dashboard ought to present how a lot you owe. If you’re in default, there must be a warning message.
• 🎓The three main methods to get out of default are to repay the loans in full, mortgage consolidation and rehabilitation. The consolidation possibility includes paying off the defaulted loans with new reimbursement phrases. Rehabilitation requires the borrower to make a number of consecutive on-time funds of an quantity based mostly on earnings.

3 issues to know earlier than you go

Stephanie Garber, circa 1994

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1. Within the Nineteen Eighties, a big pickup truck hit Stephanie Garber’s automotive whereas she was driving. Garber wasn’t injured, however the different driver was livid and stated the accident was her fault. Whereas ready for assist to reach, she started to cry. A lady, her unsung hero, swooped in with compassion and a cup of tea to assist her.
2. Eli Lilly, the pharmaceutical firm behind the burden loss drug Zepbound, is suing 4 telehealth firms for allegedly promoting unlawful copies of the drug produced by compounding pharmacies.
3. What are a few of your most memorable moments together with your mother? NPR needs to listen to from you in regards to the love that was shared. It could possibly be featured in a Mom’s Day story.

This article was edited by Suzanne Nuyen.