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See Terms live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. The Supreme Court has ruled that most of President Trump's tariff policies are unconstitutional. As NPR's Scott Horsley reports, it's a major blow to Trump's economic agenda.
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There's a lot of money at stake. The federal government's been collect about $30 billion a month in tariffs and this ruling strikes down about half those import taxes. So it's a big deal, especially for the US Businesses that have been paying the lion's share of these tariffs. But as big as this ruling is, tariffs are still just a fairly small slice of overall government revenues, about 5%. So if half that tariff money goes away, it will mean a larger federal deficit, but it's not a crippling blow for the U.S. treasury.
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NPR's Scott Horsley reports. The EPA is weakening limits on mercury and other toxic emissions from coal fired power plants. The limits were first put in place by the Obama administration and the Biden administration tightened them further. The rules are credited with cutting mercury pollution by roughly 90%. Industry groups say tougher rules make power plants too costly and hurt grid reliability. The EPA says looser rules should save hundreds of millions of dollars, but environmental groups warn the rollback will harm children's brain development and adult health. The British government is steps to remove King Charles's brother Andrew from the line of succession to the crown. That's after Andrew's arrest yesterday on suspicion of misconduct in public office related to The Epstein Files. NPR's Lauren Frayer reports.
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Andrew's been stripped of his title, Prince, and evicted from his royal lodge over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. He settled a lawsuit with one of Epstein's underage victims, but denies wrongdoing and has not commented on the latest files, which appear to show he shared sensitive government information with the late financier and that led to Andrew's arrest. But he is still eighth in line to the throne. The British government now says it may draft legislation to prevent Andrew from ever becoming king. It would have to be approved by Parliament and more than a dozen other countries where the British king is head of state. The last time the line of Succession changed was 1936 after Edward VIII's abdication. Lauren Frayer, NPR News, London.