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It's a pattern in President Trump's chaotic tariff policy: he first suggests a high number, only to later ratchet it down. Business schools call it the 'anchor effect.'
President Trump is hosting an exclusive dinner tonight for the largest investors in the $TRUMP meme coin, putting the murky world of cryptocurrencies on a collision course with White House ethics.- Two Israeli Embassy aides were killed in a shooting in Washington, D.C., the Israeli military will move to take full control of Gaza, Republicans are split over tax and border security package.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson wants to hold a vote as soon as this week on Republicans' massive tax and border security package. But internal splits make it unclear he has the votes to it.
- NPR's Michel Martin speaks with economist Jason Furman about the current state of the American economy as another bond market selloff has caused concerns.
- The state of New York is doing away with allowing kids as young as 11 to deliver newspapers. We take a look back at this iconic summer job.
- A manhunt is still underway to capture the remaining men still at large after escaping a jail in New Orleans on Friday. The sheriff responsible for the jail says she's not running for re-election.
- NPR's Michel Martin talks with Minneapolis' former police chief, Medaria Arradondo, as he reflects on the murder of George Floyd five years ago.
- How did the murder of George Floyd affect onlookers and online witnesses? Rev. Frenchye Magee, Professor Zinzi Bailey, and attorney Antonio Romanucci reflect on the response.
- The DOJ will call off its investigation into the Minneapolis and Louisville police departments over widespread misconduct, almost five years after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.