As he departed the White House for Canada and this weekend's summit of leading economic powers, President Trump said Moscow should be readmitted to the club.
A Russian-owned steel mill in Mercer County, Pa., is seeking an exemption from the tariffs. Some workers at the mill backed Trump but now fear their jobs could be in jeopardy because of his policies.
David Greene talks to Rona Ambrose, former leader of the Conservative Party of Canada who now sits on Canada's NAFTA advisory council, about the G-7 summit that opens Friday in Quebec.
Mexico imposed counter-tariffs on several U.S. goods, including pork legs and shoulders. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Amy Mayer of Iowa Public Radio and pork producer John Weber of Dysart, Iowa about the newly imposed tariffs and the political repercussions.
A new NPR poll shows clothes and shoes are the main things Americans buy online. Regular Amazon shoppers say they often go elsewhere to buy clothes and shoes, but some of them don't realize that they are in fact shopping at Amazon, which owns Zappos, and a few smaller labels Lark & Ro.
It says last year, 10.1 percent of the workforce was independent contractors, down from 10.7 percent in 2005. Those figures appear to go against other surveys showing huge growth in contract work.
The cellphone maker was sanctioned by the Commerce Department for illegal sales to Iran and North Korea. However, President Trump last month said he wanted to resolve the issue to save jobs in China.
Mexico is putting tariffs on imports of U.S. steel and farm products — including pork and cheese — as it hits back at the U.S. for the Trump administration's tariffs on steel and aluminum products.