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Hello, I'm Ed Vazian. I'm going to be unpacking the politics of the day with the help of two clever people.

Tamandra Harkness is the broadcaster and author who

also describes herself as a lapsed comedian. And Michael Binion is a leader writer for The Times.

He was also the paper's man in Moscow, its man in Washington, and its man in many other places besides.

We're going to talk about Trump tariffs. I find this absolutely fascinating. Donald Trump

has announced that most goods imported from Mexico and some from Canada are going to be exempt

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