Undocumented workers aren’t the only immigrants being targeted by the Donald Trump administration. Green card holders are facing deportation threats as well. We’ll discuss the far-reaching implications of Trump’s immigration crackdown, from the labor market to higher education in the United States. Plus, what Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation case could mean for due process. And, we’ll weigh in on crunchy foods and living underwater during a round of Half Full/Half Empty.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

"Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Expands to Green Card Holders" from The New York Times

Tweet from the White House

"Colleges Fear Decline in International Student Enrollment" from Inside Higher Ed

"A Young Generation Goes to Work for Mom and Dad Inc." from The Wall Street Journal

"How crunch took over our taste buds" from Fast Company

"The Techno-Utopian Seasteaders Who Want to Colonize the Ocean" from The New York Times

"Fox Nation Plans Game Show About Isolated People Guessing What Trump Did In His First 90 Days" from The Hollywood Reporter

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In over a hundred years, no president has ever fired the chair of the Federal Reserve … yet! President Donald Trump says he could show Jerome Powell the door, even though Powell says he’s not going anywhere. We’ll explain why it might all come down to the Supreme Court. Plus: the economic conditions that led to the American Revolution. And, a smile-worthy photo reminds us it's never too late to try new things!

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• “Trump: If I ask Powell to leave, ‘he’ll be out of there’” by The Hill

  
  

• Humphrey's Executor v. United States from Oyez

  
  

• “Recreating Paul Revere's ride from Boston 250 years later, 2 men prepare for landmark journey” from CBS News Boston

  
  

• “A Hall of Fame baseball player picked up photography in retirement. He captured one of the defining shots of the Masters.” by Business Insider

  
  
  

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Since President Donald Trump took office, his administration has ignored court rulings on a range of issues from press access to deportations. Now, a federal judge might hold him in criminal contempt of court. We’ll unpack the Zeno’s paradox of constitutional crises. Plus, where luxury goods actually come from and why you may want to think twice before buying one. And if you’re looking to zone out, turn on the “Great Moose Migration.”

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• @kyledcheney.bsky.social‬ on Bluesky

  
  

• “What happens if a president and the federal government fail to follow a judge's orders?” by NBC News

  
  

• J.G.G., et al., v. Donald J. Trump, et al. from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia 

  
  

• “What to do in case of a constitutional crisis” by CNN

  
  

• “How is civil society responding to the US constitutional crisis?” from the Brookings Institution

  
  

• “Trump’s China tariffs spark viral TikTok work-arounds” from Fast Company

  
  

• “'Chinese Warehouse' TikTok Videos Urge Americans to Buy Directly From Them” from Newsweek

  
  

• “Ignore advice to buy direct from Chinese factories with DHGate, others” from The Washington Post

  
  

• “The ‘Great Moose Migration’ Livestream Captivates Sweden” from The New York Times

  
  
  

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Happy Tax Day, folks. While you’re hitting “Submit” on your returns, lawmakers in Washington are negotiating over what next year’s Tax Day could look like. Congress is aiming to pack President Donald Trump’s promised tax cuts into one behemoth reconciliation bill. But Caitlin Reilly, tax and economics reporter at CQ Roll Call, said there’s a long way to go before making these promises a reality. On the show today, Reilly explains why Congress is pursuing “reconciliation,” the accounting magic lawmakers are using to make certain tax cuts look free, and how the House and Senate will square two drastically different mandates for spending cuts.

Then, we’ll look into how Boeing is getting caught up in the U.S.-China trade war. And, a tax professor answers the “Make Me Smart” question.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

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• "House Republicans Passed a New Budget. Here's What's in It." from The New York Times

  
  

• "Senate GOP passes budget plan, setting up a critical next phase for Trump agenda" from NPR

  
  

• "House GOP adopts budget framework, paving the way for Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’" from Politico

  
  

• "'Current policy' debate dogs budget reconciliation efforts" from Roll Call

  
  

• "Your cheat sheet to Congress’ budget fight" from PBS Newshour

  
  

• "China Goes After Boeing, Tells Airlines Not to Order New Aircraft From U.S. Jet Maker" from The Wall Street Journal

  
  
  

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Nearly a decade after Brexit, the British economy is still feeling the fallout. Now, President Donald Trump seems to be pulling from a similar playbook — with tariffs that could reshape the U.S. economy in eerily familiar ways. (Shocker, we know!) But first: Trump threatens to send Americans to prisons in El Salvador. The constitutional crisis alarm bells are ringing. Plus, poop in space is a bigger problem than you might think.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

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• "Trump again threatens to send Americans to prisons in El Salvador" from Axios

  
  

• "Fox Nation Plans Game Show About Isolated People Guessing What Trump Did In His First 90 Days" from The Hollywood Reporter

  
  

• "Trump admin shrinks federal Medicaid funding available to states" from Axios

  
  

• "HHS Lays Off All Full-Time Cruise Ship Health Inspectors Amid Illness Outbreaks: Report" from The Huffington Post

  
  

• "NASA offers $3M in competition to recycle human poop in space" from UPI

  
  

• "How Brexit, a Startling Act of Economic Self-Harm, Foreshadowed Trump’s Tariffs" from The New York Times

  
  

• "Meet the Comedian Putting Trump Voter Regret to Music" from Rolling Stone

  
  
  

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Amid this week’s tariff turmoil, U.S. stocks tumbled, U.S. Treasurys sold off, and the U.S. dollar weakened. Kai explains what this triple sell-off could mean for the future of the American economy. And, is the era of cheap stuff in America over? Donald Trump administration officials are arguing it’s a good thing. We’ll get into it. Plus, we’ll weigh in on penguin memes and using public phones during a round of Half Full/Half Empty.

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• "Treasury Secretary Bessent says the American dream is not about 'access to cheap goods'" from CNBC

  
  

• "Cheap Consumer Goods Are the American Dream, Actually" from Bloomberg

  
  

• "The Trump administration says cheap goods aren’t part of the American dream. They’re wrong." from Vox

  
  

• "The bond market is acting weird. It spooked Trump" from CNN Business

  
  

• "After Trump’s Tariffs, Stocks Plunged but Penguin Memes Ticked Up" from The New York Times

  
  

• "More students opt for certificates as undergraduate degree earners decline" from Marketplace

  
  

• "A Frenzy at Trader Joe’s: ‘Everyone’s Here for the Tote Bags’" from The New York Times

  
  

• "The Masters offers public phones as alternatives to cellphones. Here's what attendees think" from Fast Company

  
  

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Today, it’s all YOU! We’re diving into the mailbag to play your voicemails, read your comments, and answer your questions after a wild week of tariff insanity. We’ll hear from YOU on how you’ve been riding the economic uncertainty. Plus, is Trump’s tariff pause, really a pause? And a listener shares what it’s been like teaching elementary students about tariffs.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

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• “US-China Trade War Tariffs: An Up-to-Date Chart” from the Peterson Institute for International Economics

  
  

• “The Fiscal and Economic Effects of the Revised April 9 Tariffs” from The Budget Lab at Yale

  
  

• Million Bazillion by Marketplace

  
  
  

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The world woke up to a very different economy today. Then, President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on some of his tariffs. The news was announced as the official in charge of U.S. trade policy was testifying on Capitol Hill. We’ll break down the trade official’s tense exchange with lawmakers and the real consequences of this week’s market madness. Plus, we’ll laugh so we don’t cry about the economy.

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• "U.S. Trade Rep. Testifies on Pres. Trump's Trade & Tariff Agenda" from CSPAN

  
  

• "Live updates: Trump orders 90-day pause on new tariffs except for China" from CNN

  
  

• Bluesky post from Jeva Lange

  
  
  

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You may be wondering whether the prices of your go-to products, from avocados to smartphones, will be raised by tariffs in the coming weeks. We hear you! On the show today, Martha Gimbel, executive director of the Budget Lab at Yale, gives us a broad view of the tariff landscape, how the prices of certain consumer goods could change, and how Trump’s trade agenda could impact the American economy in the long run. Plus, why a trade deficit isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

Then, we’ll smile about the joy of listening to kids learn to talk. And, Carrie Lane, author of “More Than Pretty Boxes: How the Rise of Professional Organizing Shows Us the Way We Work Isn’t Working,” answers the Make Me Smart question.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

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• "Tariffs on China set to rise to at least 104% on Wednesday, White House says" from CNN Business

  
  

• "Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500 Swing Wildly; Trump Threatens More China Tariffs" from The Wall Street Journal

  
  

• "What is the status of the Trump administration's tariffs?" from Marketplace

  
  

• "Where We Stand: The Fiscal, Economic, and Distributional Effects of All U.S. Tariffs Enacted in 2025 Through April 2" from The Budget Lab at Yale

  
  

• "Trump Tariff Tracker" from the Atlantic Council

  
  
  

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Global markets are reeling after President Trump’s latest tariff announcement last week, prompting business executives like JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon to speak out against Trump’s trade agenda. This comes just a few months after Dimon previously said to “get over” Trump’s tariff threats. Kai has thoughts. Plus, we’ll get into how long it could take for global trade to rebalance and what some conservative think tanks are saying about all the tariff upheaval.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

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• “JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Warns Tariffs Will Raise Prices, Slow Growth” from The Wall Street Journal

  
  

• “Jamie Dimon says Trump's tariff policy is positive for national security so people should 'get over it'“ from CNBC

  
  

• “New tariffs could spell major trouble for global economy” from the Competitive Enterprise Institute

  
  

• “Trump’s Tariffs Are an Economic Emergency for Americans” from the American Enterprise Institute

  
  

• “Brace for Impact, America. Trump’s Tariffs Will Soon Hit Your Bank Accounts” from the Cato Institute

  
  
  

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On this edition of “Economics on Tap,” Kimberly and Sabri discuss how it’s nearly impossible to tariff-proof your shopping list (or cocktail) because of the way our global economy works. They also get into why reshoring might be easier said than done. Plus, could Congress claw back some of the authority on tariffs? And the hosts weigh in on this season of “White Lotus” in a round of Half-Full/Half-Empty!

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• “These cocktails and wines could get pricier if Trump imposes tariffs” from The Washington Post

  
  

• “US Senate Republican pushes to require congressional approval for new tariffs” by Reuters

  
  

• “House Republican moves to rein in tariff powers” by Politico

  
  

• “Powell Warns Trump’s Tariffs Risk Stoking Even Higher Inflation and Slower Growth” from The New York Times

  
  

• “The Revolving Restaurant Is Back Again (and Again)” from The New York Times

  
  

• “Americans Rush to Buy TVs, Soy Sauce, Lululemon Workout Gear” from The Wall Street Journal

  
  

• “This Financial Firm Can Give Investment Advice in Gen Z Slang, No Cap” from The Wall Street Journal

  
  

• ‘The White Lotus” Season 3 finale: How to watch, plus what we know about Season 4 from Yahoo Entertainment

  
  
  

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