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CNN 5 Things

5 Things New Year's Day Special

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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In this special episode, we look at some of the top stories of the past year that will continue making headlines in 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey, happy new year.

0:02.8

From CNN, I'm Josh and Shana with a special episode on the five things you need to know about

0:08.3

2025.

0:10.6

President Donald Trump's second term has been a major story in itself for 2025.

0:15.5

But we're going to break down some of the biggest headlines that have come from the

0:18.4

first year of his second term, starting with...

0:21.6

100%, 50%, 25% of tariffs are all coming in.

0:26.6

It's amazing, and other thing.

0:28.6

The word, remember when I said, tariff?

0:31.6

My favorite word is tariff.

0:33.6

I can't say I share the same enthusiasm for the word tariff, but it certainly dominated any discussion

0:39.5

about the economy last year.

0:41.5

Trump began a global trade war that was sparked after he slapped tariffs on scores of countries.

0:47.4

China, 67%.

0:49.5

We're going to be charging a discounted reciprocal tariff of 34%. European Union.

0:55.0

We're going to charge them 20%.

0:56.0

The two biggest economies in the world, the US and China, were entangled in a chaotic

1:01.0

trade war with tip-for-tat tariffs all year, and at one point in April, topping more than 100%.

1:07.0

The tensions cooled down in October when Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping reached a one-year

1:11.8

agreement on tariff rates, rare earth minerals and fentanyl issues.

1:16.3

And how about America's top two trading partners, Mexico and Canada?

1:20.3

Well, they still haven't struck new trade deals with the U.S. yet.

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