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These days, there's a lot of news. It can be hard to keep up with what it means for you, your family, and your community. Consider This from NPR is a podcast that helps you make sense of the news. Six days a week, we bring you a deep dive on a story and provide the context, backstory, and analysis you need to understand our rapidly changing world. Listen to the Consider This podcast from NPR. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shae Stevens. A federal appeals court has temporarily restored President Trump's ability to impose sweeping new tariffs. As NPR's Franco Ordoniez reports, it means that last week's ruling that Trump exceeded

his authority is now on hold. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has granted the Trump administration's request to temporarily pause the New York-based Court of International Trade ruling that struck down many of Trump's tariffs. The court offered no reasoning for the decision but paused the original ruling while the legal proceedings play out. This latest development is likely only to increase uncertainty about Trump's trade agenda. White House press secretary, Caroline Levitt, defended the administration. Caroline Levitt, White House Press Secretary, U.S. Supreme Court, must put an end to this

for the sake of our Constitution and our country. She said the U.S. cannot function if the president is hindered by, in her words, activist judges. Franco Ordonez and PRes, the White House. The U.S. Supreme Court has made it much easier to win approval for highways, bridges, pipelines, and other infrastructure projects that are governed by the National Environmental Policy Act, known as NEPA. NPR's Nina Totenberg explains. At issue was the proposed building of an 88-mile stretch of railroad that would connect Utah's

oil-rich Uanita Basin to the National Freight Railroad Network. Once built, the new rail line would facilitate the transportation of crude oil to refineries in Texas and Louisiana along the Gulf Coast. After a lengthy review, the U.S. Surface Transportation Board approved the project, but a federal appeals court ruled that the board had violated NEPA by failing to consider the effects from the resulting oil drilling, production, and refining. Today, the Supreme Court reversed that ruling, declaring that the law's purpose is to be a cross-check, not a roadblock. Nina Totenberg, NPR News, Washington.

The Department of Health and Human Services recently announced some major changes to the government's policy on vaccinations. COVID vaccines are no longer recommended for pregnant women and for healthy people under the age of 65. As NPR's Rob Stein reports, the new vaccine policy and the cancellation of a $766 million contract to develop a bird flu vaccine are generating some concerns. These are just the latest steps that Kennedy has taken that affect vaccines, especially the mRNA vaccines. So many public health experts worry that this is part of an overall strategy to just undermine public confidence and the use of the vaccines.

They point to the measles outbreak that's currently underway and upticks in other childhood diseases like, you know, whooping cough as evidence of the impact we're already seeing. NPR's Rob Stein reporting. This is NPR. The Department of Homeland Security is notifying more than 500 cities that they're running

afoul of federal immigration enforcement. DHS has published a list of jurisdictions that are considered sanctuaries for migrants. The list is required under an executive order that was signed in April, and it is to be updated regularly. The United Nations and Gaza's Health Ministry say more than 400 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes since last week. And NPR's Ayah Batraoui reports that many more people are trapped beneath the rubble. The head of ambulance services in northern Gaza, Fadis Afana, says a three-story home

was bombed overnight by Israel with around 20 people from one family inside. He says most remain trapped under the rubble with no way to reach them, but that they did reach a critically wounded girl who lost both legs. Hospital officials say another Israeli attack on a home in central Gaza killed at least 20 people. They say six more people from another family were killed in an airstrike in Gaza City. Meanwhile, people are also facing extreme hunger as Israel tries to take control of food distribution in Gaza after months of blockade.

Three UN warehouses were overrun by hungry crowds. The World Food Program says some people died at its warehouse in the chaos of trying to reach bags of flour. Eyal Batraoui, NPR News, Dubai. The Edmonton Oilers beat Dallas 63 in Game 5 of the playoffs to advance to a Stanley Cup final rematch with the defending champion, Florida Panthers. U.S. futures are lower in after-hours trading on Wall Street following Thursday's gains. On Asia Pacific markets, shares are also in negative territory.

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