This is Ira Glass of This American Life.

Each week on our show, we choose a theme, tell different stories on that theme.

All right, I'm just going to stop right there.

You're listening to an NPR podcast.

Chances are you know our show.

So instead, I'm going to tell you we've just been on a run of really good shows lately.

Some big, epic emotional stories and some weird funny stuff, too. Download us,

This American Life. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. The Trump administration

has sent a letter to U.S. trading partners, giving them a Wednesday deadline to make their

best offers and negotiations over the steep tariffs.

Trump administration proposed in April. MPR's Tamara Keith reports the pause on the tariffs is set to run out next month.

Facing market backlash, President Trump paused the bulk of the tariffs, saying that would allow time to negotiate bespoke deals with each trading partner.

But well over halfway through the pause, the deals have been slow to come together.

White House press secretary Caroline Levitt insists that will change soon.

This letter was simply to remind these countries that the deadline is approaching

and the president expects good deals and we are on track for that.

I will emphasize.

She said administration officials are in active talks with key trading partners.

The tariff pause is set to end on July 8th.

Tamara Keith and PR News.

President Trump has sent a formal request to Congress asking it to claw back more than a billion dollars for public

broadcasting that's already approved for the next two fiscal years. So NPR's David Fokinflick

...