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Am I a propagandist? A truth teller? An influencer? There's probably no more contested profession in the world today than mine, journalism. I'm Brian Reed, and on my show, Question Everything, we dive head first into the conflicts we're all facing over truth and who gets to tell it. Listen now to Question Everything, part of the NPR Podcast Network. Live from NPR News in Washington. I'm Dan Ronan. President Trump on Wednesday announced a wide ranging tariff program imposing a 10% baseline tariff on imports from all countries and higher rates on dozens of nations that run trade

surpluses with the United States. At a White House event, Trump insisted his plan will bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States. April 2nd, 2025 will forever be remembered as the day American industry was reborn, the day America's destiny was reclaimed, and the day that we began to make America wealthy again. We're going to make it wealthy, good and wealthy. Many economists do not share the president's enthusiasm

for tariffs because they say tariffs are a tax that will be passed on to consumers and they believe they are inflationary. The Senate voted to cancel President Trump's tariffs on Canada by repealing an emergency order he used to issue them, but as NPR's Deidre Walsh reports, the vote is largely symbolic. The Senate approved a nonbinding resolution to undo President Trump's 25 percent tariffs

on Canada. Maine Republican Susan Collins was one of four GOP senators to join Democrats to rebuke the Trump administration's policy and argue it would impose new costs on businesses and consumers. The main economy is integrated with Canada, our most important trading partner. Virginia Democratic Senator Tim Kaine sponsored the resolution and said the emergency order the president used, citing the fentanyl crisis to impose new tariffs, unfairly targeted a long- longtime ally.

Other supporters pointed out that Mexico and China, not Canada, were largely responsible for the flow of fentanyl into the U.S. The House of Representatives is not expected to take up the measure. Deirdre Walsh, NPR News. A federal judge in Manhattan has dismissed the federal corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. NPR's Kerry Johnson reports the judge has concluded a court cannot force the Justice Department to prosecute any defendant. Newly installed officials at President Trump's Justice Department sought to back away from the corruption case against Mayor Adams,

arguing it would spur Adams to cooperate with the administration's tough immigration strategy. Judge Dale Ho wrote, quote, everything here smacks of a bargain. But the judge said he had no legal authority to compel DOJ to prosecute someone. The judge said career prosecutors who pushed to bring the Adams case followed the rules and there was no evidence they had any improper motives. Judge Ho dismissed the charges with prejudice, meaning the DOJ cannot bring these counts again or hold the case over Adams as a kind of leverage. Carrie Johnson, NPR News, Washington. As Wall Street waits to open on Thursday morning,

stock futures across all three indexes are down. You're listening to NPR News. Police in Nashville, Tennessee have released their final investigative report into the deadly 2023 mass shooting at the Covenant School as well as the shooter who killed six people from member station WPLN Paige Flager reports. The report details findings from the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department's two-year-long investigation into the Covenant School shooting and shooter Audrey Hale. Police say Hale had been planning a mass shooting for several years before entering the Covenant School in March 2023 and fatally shooting three students and three employees.

They found no indication of a grudge against the school, where Hale was a former student. The shooter's firearms were obtained legally, despite ongoing mental health issues. The report goes on to say that Hale wrote of wanting to emulate the Columbine shooters. Police determined that the assailant acted alone in the planning and execution of the attack. Hale was killed by police during the shooting. No other charges are expected. For NPR News, I'm Paige Flager in Nashville.

President Trump is suggesting that Elon Musk's time in the administration may be nearing an end. The president told reporters that Musk will go back to running his business and that Musk's Doge team will end at some point. The news comes as Musk invested more than $21 million in the Wisconsin State Supreme Court race, and the candidate that he supported,

former Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schmiel, was defeated by Madison judge Susan Crawford, giving liberals a 4-3 majority on the divided court in Madison. From Washington, you're listening to NPR News. Hey, I'm Scott Schaefer. And I'm Marisa Lagos. We host Political Breakdown. With the 2024 election over and President Trump in the White House, listening to NPR News.