Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.
President Trump is promising relief for farmers feeling the impact
of higher fuel and fertilizer costs linked to the conflict with Iran.
Speaking at a farm in Wisconsin on Friday, Trump acknowledged the economic strain
and said those pressures will ease once stability returns to the region.
"But we're going to come out, and your fertilizer prices are going to go way down. Just like they were four months
ago. Your fertilizer is down, your energy is down, your oil,
your gas is all coming way down." Fertilizer prices have climbed more than 25 percent this year.
Farmers are also raising concerns about tariffs, trade disruptions, and rising production costs.
The administration has offered few specifics on what additional assistance for farmers might look like.
The U.S. Treasury Department is warning
banks to look out for red flags that could be connected to customers without legal status.
It's part of the Trump administration's illegal immigration crackdown.
But as NPR's Stephen Bissaha reports,
the order and advisory are not as strict as what bank executives were worried about.
Multiple news outlets reported this year the Trump administration was drafting
an executive order that would require banks collect citizenship data from new customers.
Treasury Secretary Scott Besant told CNBC in May that he did support stricter rules.
But the executive order doesn't add any new rules for banks.
Instead, the advisory warns them to look out for customers with certain red flags.