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Morning news brief

By Leila Fadel,
Michel Martin
Published August 4, 2025 at 4:28 AM EDT

Will the president's economic policies slow down the economy?, businesses along the U.S.-Mexico border feel the uncertainty of tariffs negotiations, the U.S. envoy to the Middle East met with Israeli hostages' families over the weekend.

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Leila Fadel
Leila Fadel is a national correspondent for NPR based in Los Angeles, covering issues of culture, diversity, and race.
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Michel Martin is the weekend host of All Things Considered, where she draws on her deep reporting and interviewing experience to dig in to the week's news. Outside the studio, she has also hosted "Michel Martin: Going There," an ambitious live event series in collaboration with Member Stations.
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