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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. President Donald Trump is imposing new tariffs on imported

steel and aluminum. MPR. Scott Horsley reports rising metal prices are also putting pressure on the

humble penny. President Trump says he plans a 25% tax on all imported steel and aluminum, extending a trade battle he launched during his first term in

the White House. The move has the potential to boost domestic steel and aluminum makers while also

raising costs for businesses and consumers that buy steel and aluminum, ranging from automakers to

soda pop and beer drinkers. President Trump says he's directed the Treasury Department to stop

minting new pennies. The government's been losing money on the coins, which each cost more than a penny

to make. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington. The federal judge in Rhode Island is found the Trump

administration has continued to freeze some federal funds despite a recent temporary restraining order.

As NPR's Elena Moore explains, it's the latest

development in a lawsuit brought by 22 states and the District of Columbia against the administration's

attempt to pause payments for grants and other federal programs. The order directs the Trump

administration to immediately end any federal funding pause, pointing to information from states that

details how some funding

has remained inaccessible. The legal challenge is one of two lawsuits sparked by a memo from

the Office of Management and Budget last month. That memo was rescinded days after it was released,

but the White House says a review of federal funding is still necessary. The administration also argued in a

court filing that it had acted, quote, in good faith to interpret the scope of the court's temporary

restraining order. Elena Moore, NPR News. President Trump's newly installed chief of the U.S. Consumer

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