Miles Parks

2 weeks ago | wrvo.org | Miles Parks |Scott Horsley |Domenico Montanaro |Susan Davis

President Trump announced plans to levy 50 percent tariffs on goods imported from the European Union, and on iPhones not made in the U.S., causing stock markets to tumble. We look at the impact of the president's shifting trade policies on the market. Then, the challenges of bringing some manufacturing jobs to the U.S., and we bid farewell to a podcast stalwart.

2 weeks ago | wrvo.org | Miles Parks |Dana Ferguson |Laura Fitzgerald

Democratic governors in California and Minnesota are proposing to roll back health insurance coverage for immigrants without legal status that they signed into law. We look at what's going on. This podcast: voting correspondent Miles Parks, Minnesota Public Radio senior politics reporter Dana Ferguson, and CapRadio statehouse & politics reporter Laura Fitzgerald. This podcast was produced and edited by Casey Morell. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

2 weeks ago | wrvo.org | Miles Parks |Ximena Bustillo |Mara Liasson

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the White House Wednesday ostensibly to talk about trade policies and the upcoming G20 Summit. But the Oval Office meeting with President Trump quickly devolved into accusations of a genocide against white farmers in South Africa. This podcast: voting correspondent Miles Parks, immigration reporter Ximena Bustillo, and senior national political correspondent Mara Liasson. This podcast was produced by Bria Suggs and edited by Lexie Schapitl.

2 weeks ago | npr.org | Miles Parks |Ximena Bustillo |Mara Liasson

Accusations of white genocide derail US-South Africa meeting Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1252663595/1269345277" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> President Donald Trump meets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Washington.

2 weeks ago | wrvo.org | Miles Parks |Barbara Sprunt |Tamara Keith

House Republicans are working to advance a massive bill that essentially wraps up all of President Trump's legislative goals. The conference is largely, but not entirely, unified, and just a few Republican defectors could derail the whole thing. So President Trump stopped by Capitol Hill to make his pitch to the skeptics. This podcast: voting correspondent Miles Parks, Congressional correspondent Barbara Sprunt, and White House correspondent Tamara Keith.