A lot of short daily news podcasts focus on just one story, but right now you probably need more.
On Up First from NPR,
we bring you three of the world's top headlines every day in under 15 minutes
because no one story can capture all that's happening in this big,
crazy world of ours on any given morning.
Listen now to the Up First podcast from NPR.
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stevens.
In what would be the first agreement since U.S.
tariffs on global imports took effect, President Trump says he'll announce a trade deal later today.
The announcement on Choose Social did not mention which country would be involved in the deal.
The trade war is among the factors considered in the latest decision by Federal Reserve Board policymakers to leave interest rates unchanged.
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell says the risks of rising unemployment and inflation will increase
if the tariffs are sustained.
Depending on the way things play out, that could include rate cuts.
It could include us holding where we are.
We just are going to need to see.
you know, how things play out before we make those decisions.
Powell says the central bank is using its tools to foster maximum employment and price stability with no consideration for the political pressure to lower its key rate.
Many Afghans who've had temporary protective status in the U.S.
since their government fell to the Taliban fear that their lives would be in danger if sent home.