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J.D. Donald Trump is starting his second term as president. What will his administration do and what policies will it promote? On the NPR Politics Podcast, we'll break down what the new administration does and explain why it matters. Listen to the NPR Politics Podcast every day. J.D. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janene Herbst. The trade war between the United States and China is heating up. Chinese counter tariffs on a range of U.S. goods are set to go into effect tomorrow. And as MPR's John Rewich reports, neither side looks poised to back down. The Chinese tariffs range from 10 to 15 percent and cover a variety of U.S. products,

including crude oil, liquefied natural gas, and farm machinery. The government announced them last week in response to a new 10% tariff on Chinese goods imported into the United States. President Trump says he imposed that tariff to try to pressure Beijing to do more to stop the flow of the synthetic opioid fentanyl into America. China is a major source of the chemicals used to make the drug. The Chinese government says cooperation with the United States in counter-narcotics has been good but it says tariffs will only make matters worse. Trump, meanwhile, says he's set to announce fresh tariffs this week, including 25% on

all steel and aluminum imports. John Ruhich, NPR News, Beijing. Federal funding has started flowing to some Head Start programs that have had trouble accessing their payment systems since last week. Wisconsin Public Radio's Anya VanWagden-Donk reports the programs provide early childhood education to low-income families. Advocates reported that Head Start programs in 23 states couldn't access payment portals needed to cover costs and pay staff.

The playing field in Madison, Wisconsin uses Head Start dollars for some of its early childhood programming. Executive Director Abby Cruz says half of the funds have now arrived and the rest is expected on Monday. I feel relieved for today, but I still feel really uncertain about the future. Providers say they started having trouble accessing funds last week around the time that the Trump administration ordered a freeze of federal grant funding, later blocked by a federal judge.

The Department of Health and Human Services says that technical issues caused an outage, which also affected community health centers. For NPR News, I'm Anjoubine Wagtendonk in Madison. The Israeli military has fully withdrawn from a large strip of land bisecting Gaza as part of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. And here's Danielle Estrin reports. Israeli troops have withdrawn from the Nitsarim Corridor in the middle of Gaza that Israel's military occupied

as its main base during the war. NPR producer, Anas Baba. This now opens up a new area where dozens are allowed to return and move freely without the presence of Israeli forces. No traces of the area remain. What was once a paved highway is now a dirt path, and one can see sewage pipes beneath the ground.

Troops razed entire neighborhoods to make way for the corridor. A body was found under a sand dune. Soldiers left ammunition canisters and graffiti. One message reads, Trump Tower, Gaza. Hamas said the withdrawal shows Israel did not achieve total victory over it. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Tel Aviv with Anas Baba in Gaza. U.S. futures contracts are trading higher at this hour. Dow futures up about one tenth of a percent. You're listening to NPR News. Vice President Vance plans to attend an international summit

on artificial intelligence that takes place tomorrow in Paris. The meeting is being hosted by the leaders of France and India. And here's Eleanor Beardsley has more. In an interview about the summit, French President Emmanuel Macron said France and India have shared interests and philosophies and are joining forces on artificial intelligence. There is global anxiety as the race to develop AI intensifies.

The two-day Paris summit involving world leaders and tech CEOs will try to address how to harness AI's potential so that it benefits everyone while containing the technology's risks. Macron said he and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi want to work together to develop their talent. We want our Indian and European AI language creation models, said Macron. We don't just want to depend on the Chinese and Americans. Eleanor Beersley in Pierre News, Paris. The Philadelphia Eagles are dominating the two-time defending champs, Kansas City Chiefs

at Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans. The Eagles lead 40-14 in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, President Trump made history today by being the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl before the game started. He met with families of the victims and emergency personnel who attended to the injured on New Year's Day after a man drove a truck through a crowd on Bourbon Street, killing 14 people. I'm Janene Herbst, NPR News in Washington.

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