Four Key Facts About Trump’s New Tariffs, and a Town Hall Showdown

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<p>Plus, inside the weight-loss drug wars. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/business/economy/trump-tariffs-trade-war.html" target="_blank"><strong>Staggering U.S. Tariffs Begin as Trump Widens Trade War</strong></a>, <i>by Tony Romm</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/technology/trump-chip-tariffs-semiconductors.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Threatens 100% Tariff on Chips, With a Big Caveat</strong></a>, <i>by Tripp Mickle and Ana Swanson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/world/europe/trump-putin-ukraine.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump and Putin to Meet in ‘Coming Days,’ Kremlin Aide Confirms</strong></a>, <i>by Nataliya Vasilyeva</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/us/politics/mike-flood-town-hall.html" target="_blank"><strong>A G.O.P. Congressman Faced Hometown Voters. It Wasn’t Pretty</strong></a>, <i>by Annie Karni</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/world/asia/pakistan-honor-killing-gender-violence.html" target="_blank"><strong>Another Pakistani Woman Is Killed for ‘Honor,’ but She’s Not Forgotten</strong></a>, <i>by Elian Peltier and Zia ur-Rehman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/business/ozempic-wegovy-novo-nordisk-decline.html" target="_blank"><strong>How Ozempic’s Maker Lost Its Shine After Creating a Wonder Drug</strong></a>, <i>by Eshe Nelson</i></p><p>Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nyt-audio/id1549293936"><strong>download</strong></a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio"><strong>sign up</strong></a> for our weekly newsletter.</p><p>Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. </p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>