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You have your job, but you also have a life. And you're not just one thing. Neither is the Here and Now Anytime podcast. Every weekday, we break down the biggest story of the day and something else, like a new trend everyone's talking about. It's Here and Now Anytime, a daily podcast from NPR and WBUR. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Kori Fahkulman. President Trump is poised to impose a set of sweeping new tariffs today on products

from all other countries. He says this is the way for the U.S. to regain income and create more American jobs. Many economists say these tariffs could lead to a recession. Diane Swank is chief economist for KPMG US. She says terrorists also bring unintended consequences just like some terrorists during Trump's first term in office. We know, for instance, from the 2018-2019 tariffs, higher tariffs on steel did create more jobs in the steel sector, but at the expense of overall manufacturing jobs because input costs went

up and manufacturers actually slipped into a manufacturing recession. She spoke to NPR's Morning Edition. Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives have brought business in that chamber to a halt for the rest of the week. NPR's Georgia Walsh reports they're fighting to pass bills letting new parents cast votes remotely in the House. Florida Republican Anna Paulina Luna and Colorado Democrat Brittany Patterson are trying to change House rules so that new parents could vote by proxy for up to 12 weeks around the birth of a child. GOP leaders oppose their bill and designed a measure to

kill it, but nine Republicans joined all House Democrats to defeat their effort. Luna says it's a win for parents. Today is a pretty historical day for the entire conference. It's showing that the body has decided that parents deserve a voice in Washington and also to the importance of female members having a vote in Washington, D.C. The vote also blocked action on all other bills scheduled for this week. House Speaker Mike Johnson said he was disappointed. He said leaders would regroup and try again to block them next week.

Deirdre Walsh, NPR News, The Capitol. Voters in Wisconsin have chosen the liberal-backed candidate to fill an open seat on the state's Supreme Court. For Member Station WUWM, Mayan Silver reports on the Wisconsin judicial race that drew tens of millions of dollars in outside funding and attention from President Trump. Susan Crawford touted her common sense and experience representing Planned Parenthood and labor interests. Her opposition, Brad Schimel, was endorsed by Trump and funded to the tune of at least $25 million

by billionaire Elon Musk. Voters like Serena Sato, who knocked on doors for Crawford, said that the message is that democracy wins and that Musk and Trump's actions are deeply unpopular. When we talked to people over and over, they were furious with what they are doing to the federal government, furious that Musk is trying to buy their votes. Spending in the race is expected to tally in at more than 100 million dollars, the most expensive judicial race in American history. For NPR News, I'm Ayaan Silver in Milwaukee. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Republicans Jimmy Patronus and Randy Fine have won a pair of special U.S. House elections listening to NPR News from Washington. Republicans Jimmy Petronas and Randy Fine have won a pair of special U.S. House elections

held yesterday in Florida. They were endorsed by President Trump. But the Republicans' margins of victory against their Democratic opponents were much smaller than seen in prior elections. Parts of the Northern Plains and the Great Lakes are under winter storm warnings and advisories this morning. That includes Michigan. Nearly 100,000 Michigan customers are still out of power. They lost it last weekend in ice storms that left seven people dead in the region. Three of the victims were Michigan children. Nearly 30 years ago listeners around the world fell in love

with the Buena Vista Social Club. The band featured Cuban musicians in their 70s and 80s playing old classics. Now their story is being told on Broadway, as NPR's Isabel Gomez Sarmiento reports. Like in real life, the musical behind Buena Vista Social Club is about a music producer trying to assemble a group of older musicians to record an album. Artists like pianist Ruben González, guitarist Compae Segundo, and singer Ibrahim Ferrer were all performers in 1950s Havana. But after the Cuban Revolution, many musicians had to look for other jobs to make a living. It wasn't until the 1990s when they formed Buena Vista Social Club and released an album with the same name that they achieved international success.

The Broadway musical takes creative liberties with the characters, but the music remains at the heart of their story. Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR News. I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News. Listen to this podcast sponsor free on Amazon Music with a Prime membership or NPR News. I'm Korva Coleman, NPR News.