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Read NPR’s annotated fact check of President Trump’s address to Congress

President Donald Trump vowed to keep up his campaign of “swift and unrelenting action” in reorienting the nation’s economy, immigration and foreign policy as he delivered an unyielding address Tuesday night to Congress and the nation. Democratic legislators registered their dissent with stone faces, placards calling out "lies,” and one legislator’s ejection.
by The Associated Press and NPR Staff

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Here's how Trump's tariffs could cost you and your wallet

Here's how Trump's tariffs could cost you and your wallet

Trump has slapped 25 percent tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico — and an additional 10 percent tax on Chinese goods. Americans are likely to see higher prices on a wide variety of products as a result.
by Laurel Wamsley

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Jenkins won’t seek fourth term on Minneapolis City Council

Jenkins won’t seek fourth term on Minneapolis City Council

Before she became the first Black openly trans woman to be elected to office in the United States in 2017, Andrea Jenkins served as a policy aide in city hall.
by MPR News Staff

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