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President Trump is ratcheting up pressure on foreign governments over trade and the Federal Reserve over interest rates as he tries to steer the U.S. economy. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: President Trump has his tariff pen out and ready for action. After pausing the sweeping new tariff regimen he announced on April 2, Trump issued a number of letters this week to announce import taxes to be collected starting in August. NPR’s Ron Elving joins us. Ron, thanks for being with us.RON ELVING, BYLINE: Good to be with you, Scott.SIMON: After two dozen countries – about two dozen countries affected by…

Federal immigration authorities said Saturday they arrested more than 300 immigrants suspected of being in the country illegally in raids Thursday on two California cannabis farm sites as protesters engaged in a tense standoff with authorities during an operation at one of the farms. One farm worker also died after sustaining injuries during one of the raids, a family member of the victim confirmed to CBS News Saturday. A senior official with the Department of Homeland Security said a total of 319 arrests were made by federal agents Thursday at two cannabis farms. In a previous statement Friday, DHS said that authorities executed…

Palestinian-American dies in West Bank amid controversy over Israel’s so-called safe haven plan – CBS News Watch CBS News The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem asked the Israeli government for details following the death of an American citizen in the occupied West Bank. Plus, Israel’s defense minister created controversy this week when he announced plans to build a new so-called safe humanitarian city for Gazans, who, once inside, would not be allowed to leave. Elizabeth Palmer reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link

Concrete blocks placed by Israeli soldiers after October 7, 2023, according to local residents, are seen at one of the entrances to the West Bank village of Sinjil, impeding access for Palestinians, on July 9, 2025. Leo Correa/AP hide caption toggle caption Leo Correa/AP Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank beat a U.S. citizen to death, according to local officials, during a Friday confrontation between a group of Israelis and Palestinians. A municipal official and a relative of 21-year-old Sayfollah Musallet confirmed his death to NPR. Musallet was born in Florida and was in the village of Sinjil this…

Florida lawmakers got their first tour of the new migrant detention facility in the Everglades called Alligator Alcatraz.Democratic lawmakers had been asking for a tour for weeks after detainees claimed there were “inhumane” conditions inside the facility. A group of the lawmakers had sued Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to be allowed in. On Saturday, protesters lined the streets as lawmakers from both sides of the aisle arrived at the site.”We saw people, of course, yelling for help,” said Democratic Rep. Maxwell Frost. “We even saw someone yelling in the background, ‘I’m an American citizen.'” After touring the facility for several…

Politics / StudentNation / July 11, 2025 As Republican pressure on education mounts, the fight over the scholarship reveals a broader effort to turn public service into a test of political loyalty. Ad Policy Harry S. Truman looks over a campaign poster urging people to register to vote.(Wikimedia Commons) This story was produced for StudentNation, a program of the Nation Fund for Independent Journalism, which is dedicated to highlighting the best of student journalism. For more StudentNation, check out our archive or learn more about the program here. StudentNation is made possible through generous funding from The Puffin Foundation. If you’re a student and…

The relatives of American Saifullah Kamel Musallet told CBS News on Saturday that the 20-year-old man from Tampa was beaten to death Friday by settlers in the Israel-occupied West Bank, where he was visiting family.Musallet was meant to be headed back to Florida this week, his relatives said. He was killed in a confrontation with settlers while protecting his family’s land in the town of Sinjil, north of Ramallah, according to his family and the Palestinian Health Ministry. Saifullah Kamel Musallet, a Palestinian-American from Tampa, was killed in a confrontation with Israeli settlers in the West Bank. Courtesy from the Musallet Family Settlers…

President Trump is considering authorizing fresh funding for Ukraine for the first time since he took office in January, multiple diplomatic sources told CBS News.The sources indicated the new funding could be intended to send a message to Russia, which has pounded Ukraine with drone and missile attacks in recent days. Russia this week launched what Ukraine described as the largest drone attack since its full-scale invasion began in February 2022 — the latest in a wave of aerial assaults that have pummeled Kyiv and other cities. Mr. Trump hinted earlier this week that he planned to send Ukraine more defensive…

NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with Vanderbilt University law professor Brian T. Fitzpatrick about class action lawsuits attempting to block Trump administration’s policies on birthright citizenship and other issues. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Another week and another legal challenge to President Trump’s domestic agenda. A federal judge in New Hampshire issued a ruling Thursday that temporarily blocked the president’s executive order that attempts to end birthright citizenship. The judge said he will allow a class action lawsuit that includes all the children that would be affected by the order to proceed. A White House spokesman accused the judge of abusing class action…

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the years before rushing waters swept away children and counselors, a review by The Associated Press found.The Federal Emergency Management Agency included the prestigious girls’ summer camp in a “Special Flood Hazard Area” in its National Flood Insurance map for Kerr County in 2011, which means it was required to have flood insurance and faced tighter regulation on any future construction projects.That designation means an area is likely to be inundated…