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President Trump says the U.S. is cutting off tariff talks with Canada as that country proceeds with a digital services tax that would affect tech giants headquartered in the U.S. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reports on the latest amid a flurry of trade news from the president. Trump wrote on social media this afternoon that the U.S. is, quote, hereby terminating all discussions on trade with Canada effective immediately over Canada's digital services tax that takes effect on June 30th.
That tax will be on revenues the companies generate from Canadian users. Trump added that the U.S. will inform Canada of the new tariff rate Americans will pay for Canadian goods within the next week. Trump also said today that he might move a July 9th deadline when tariffs on many countries are set to increase sharply. He had said he would negotiate tariff deals with other countries by then. Only one such deal has been struck with the U.K.
Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House. The Supreme Court has upheld the part of the Affordable Care Act that made preventative care like cancer screenings free for patients. As NPR's Selena Simmons-Duffin explains, it's the latest case of justices preserving former President Obama's signature health care law. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is made up of volunteer experts.
If they determine that a cancer screening or preventive medication is based on good evidence, the Affordable Care Act requires health insurers to cover it without any cost to patients.
Braidwood Management, a company owned by Christian Conservatives in Texas, challenged the constitutionality of the task force. It objected to covering HIV prevention medications, but the justices upheld the status quo in a 6-3 decision. The majority opinion, written by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, noted that the health secretary, currently Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has the power to review the recommendations.
Selena Simmons-Deffin, NPR News, Washington. California Governor Gavin Newsom is suing Fox News and one of its hosts for defamation, claiming the network lied about him on behalf of President Trump. From member KQED in San Francisco, Marisa Lagos reports. The lawsuit accuses Fox News and host Jesse Waters of lying about when a phone call between Newsom and Trump took place and then accusing the governor of being a liar on air.
The phone call came as immigration raids and protests swept Los Angeles, and the president deployed armed troops to the city over the governor's objections. In a conversation broadcast on his Substack, Newsom said he wants an apology. You can't maliciously slander someone. You can't defame someone by altering facts, editing facts knowingly. In a statement, a spokesperson for Fox News called the suit a transparent publicity stunt and vowed to fight it.
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