Tariffs Push Prices Up, and the Supreme Court’s ‘Shadow Docket'

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On Today’s Episode:

Rising Inflation Underscores Risks in Trump’s New Tariff Threats, by Tony Romm and Colby Smith

Supreme Court Keeps Ruling in Trump’s Favor, but Doesn’t Say Why, by Adam Liptak

State Dept. Layoffs Hit Russia and Ukraine Analysts, by Michael Crowley, Greg Jaffe and Julian E. Barnes

H.H.S. Finalizes Thousands of Layoffs After Supreme Court Decision, by Christina Jewett and Benjamin Mueller

As Iran Deports a Million Afghans, ‘Where Do We Even Go?,’ by Elian Peltier, Farnaz Fassihi and Yaqoob Akbary

Libraries Pay More for E-Books. Some States Want to Change That. By Erik Ofgang

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Plus, why that e-book cost your library $50.

On Today’s Episode:

Rising Inflation Underscores Risks in Trump’s New Tariff Threats, by Tony Romm and Colby Smith

Supreme Court Keeps Ruling in Trump’s Favor, but Doesn’t Say Why, by Adam Liptak

State Dept. Layoffs Hit Russia and Ukraine Analysts, by Michael Crowley, Greg Jaffe and Julian E. Barnes

H.H.S. Finalizes Thousands of Layoffs After Supreme Court Decision, by Christina Jewett and Benjamin Mueller

As Iran Deports a Million Afghans, ‘Where Do We Even Go?,’ by Elian Peltier, Farnaz Fassihi and Yaqoob Akbary

Libraries Pay More for E-Books. Some States Want to Change That. By Erik Ofgang

Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. 

Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. 

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Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.


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2025-07-16 8 min
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