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Trump's tariffs go into effect today for dozens of countries

Higher tariffs take effect today on imports from many U.S. trading partners. The import taxes are raising tens of billions of dollars for the government, but also beginning to weigh on the U.S. economy.

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Scott Horsley is NPR's Chief Economics Correspondent. He reports on ups and downs in the national economy as well as fault lines between booming and busting communities.
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A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. He came to NPR in 2021 and is based out of NPR West.