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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 Janine Herbst. President Trump says he'll lower tariffs on China at some point, but in the meantime promised no relief for small businesses.

He made the comments on the economy in an interview with NBC's Meet the Press with Kristen Welker that aired today. And Piers Luke Garrett has more. Piers Luke Garrett President Trump was asked by NBC News whether he'd lower tariffs on China in order to start trade negotiations. At some point, I'm going to lower them because otherwise you could never do business with them. Meanwhile, some small businesses that rely on Chinese imports say they're struggling

with the 145 percent tariffs on some goods from China. When asked if these businesses would receive government relief, Trump said, They're not going to need it. Okay. They're going to make so much money. Are these tariffs? some goods from China. When asked if these businesses would receive government relief, Trump said, They're not going to need it. They're going to make so much money. Are these tariffs? If you build your product here. Following Trump's new tariff policy against China and other nations, no trade deals have been made by the White House yet.

Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington. Federal aid to help people afford rent would take a big hit under President Trump's new budget proposal. And here's Jennifer Ludden reports, it comes as housing prices and homelessness are at record highs. The White House would slash rental aid by 40 percent and limit it to two years for able-bodied adults. Kim Johnson of the National Low Income Housing Coalition calls that devastating. We would see homelessness escalate in a way that has been really unprecedented and unheard of. Kevin Corinth of the Conservative American Enterprise Institute does not think Congress will go for such deep cuts on housing, but he sees a case for scaling back. It makes sense to get people aid when they need it,

but we don't necessarily want them to stay on it forever. Trump's budget would also shift homelessness spending away from permanent housing to more emergency shelter. Jennifer Ludden, in Peer News, Washington. Catholic cardinals who will elect the next pope are meeting with each other and preparing for the conclave that gets underway on Wednesday. Imperial Scott Detro has more from Rome.

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a little more relaxed. Dolan spoke at both of President Trump's inaugurals. Asked about Trump's social media posts showing an AI image of Trump as pope. Dolan said it quote wasn't good and that he hoped Trump himself was not directly involved in the post. The Catholic bishops of New York State released a statement criticizing Trump's post, writing, quote, do not mock us. Scott Detro, NPR News, Rome. U.S. futures contracts are trading lower at this hour, all three major indices down about a half percent.

You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Texas has a new city, Starbase. It's the South Texas home of Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket company. The city, which is along the Mexico border, is the facility and launch site for the SpaceX rocket program that's under contract with the Department of Defense and NASA and hopes to send astronauts to the moon again and someday to Mars. A new study finds that more Americans have been receiving outpatient talk therapy in recent years, while fewer are relying only on psychiatric medications.

In Piers Ritu, Chatterjee had more. From 2018 to 2021, the number of Americans receiving psychotherapy or talk therapy grew from about 16 million to 22 million. Dr. Mark Olson is a psychiatrist and epidemiologist at Columbia University. This increase represents a period where psychotherapy is assuming a more important role in outpatient mental health care. While a majority of people in therapy also used antidepressants or other psychiatric

medications, the number of people using only medication declined during this time, especially among people getting treatment for trauma and stress-related disorders. The findings are published in the American Journal of Psychiatry. Rita Chatterjee and Pierre News. In the U.K., several Iranian men have been arrested after an alleged plot to attack an unspecified target in London. Police say five men between the ages of 29 and 46 were arrested on suspicion of preparing a terrorist attack. The majority of them are Iranian.

I'm Janene Herbst, NPR News in Washington. This message comes from NYU Langone. The NYU Langone Health app gives you access to your electronic health record. Washington.