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Intelligence Officials Testify, Trump's Auto Tariffs, DOGE Access

Intelligence Officials Testify, Trump's Auto Tariffs, DOGE Access

Up First from NPR
Mar 27, 2025 13 min
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A group chat among top U.S. national security officials discussing airstrikes in Yemen has been made public, sparking outrage and raising questions about the Trump administration's handling of classified information. President Trump imposes a 25% tariff on car imports to boost U.S. manufacturing, but auto industry leaders warn it could raise prices and disrupt markets. And, the Department of Government Efficiency's access to sensitive personal data from multiple federal agencies is sparking legal battles over privacy and security. <br/><br/><em>Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? </em><a href="https://www.npr.org/newsletter/news"target="_blank" ><em>Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.</em></a><em><br></em><br>Today's episode of Up First was edited by Anna Yukhananov, Brett Neely, Ryland Barton, Arezou Rezvani and Mohamad ElBardicy.<br>It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas.<br>We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis, and our technical director is Carleigh Strange<br/><br/>See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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