Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm.

The attorneys general of Washington, D.C. and 19 states are suing more than 20 federal agencies

over the firings of probationary employees. NPR's Andrea Shue reports.

The Democratic attorneys general argue that federal agencies falsely told probationary employees they were being fired because of their performance.

In fact, the states argue the agencies were trying to shrink their headcount, but they failed to follow proper procedures for doing so.

Federal law requires agencies to notify states when laying off 50 or more people so that states can

jump into action and try to prevent instability throughout the economic region. States are

required to reach out to those losing their jobs and provide support with the goal of reducing

their reliance on public assistance. The states have asked federal court to reinstate the workers.

Andrea Shue and PR News. President Trump's latest tariff threat targets Canadian dairy and lumber.

But as Dan Carpenshuk reports, Ottawa says it's not sure exactly what Trump wants.

Trump says reciprocal tariffs on Canadian dairy and lumber could be coming in the next few

days. That's in addition to the levies that are set to be slapped on steel and aluminum. Canada's

industry minister, Francois Philippe Champagne, says the Canadian government is having difficulty

understanding what needs to be done to avoid the tariffs. And he wants both countries to get back

to a place of normalcy. Champagne also says

Ottawa is willing to open talks with Trump on renegotiating the USMCA, free trade deal, but there

is a process that needs to be followed. Champagne says what's needed right now is stability

and predictability on both sides of the border. For NPR News, I'm Dan Carpenchuk in Toronto. Police in Toronto are

searching for three suspects and is shooting at a pub last night. Police Superintendent Paul McIntyre

says three men entered the pub and began firing randomly at customers with an assault-style rifle and

handguns. He said six people were hit by gunfire and six others were

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