Trump’s New Plan for Social Security Death List, and China’s Counterattack on Tariffs

Plus, Hollywood stunts in the spotlight. 

On Today’s Episode:

China Raises Tariffs on U.S. Imports to 125%, by Alexandra Stevenson

Deepening Trade Fight With China Poses New Threat to U.S. Farmers, by Alan Rappeport

Pressuring Migrants to ‘Self-Deport,’ White House Moves to Cancel Social Security Numbers, by Alexandra Berzon, Hamed Aleaziz, Nicholas Nehamas, Ryan Mac and Tara Siegel Bernard

Supreme Court Sides With Wrongly Deported Migrant, by Adam Liptak

Why Iran’s Supreme Leader Came Around to Nuclear Talks With the U.S., by Farnaz Fassihi

Search Ends for Victims in Dominican Republic Collapse That Killed 221, by Hogla Enecia Pérez and Frances Robles

Stunt Design Will Be Honored at the Academy Awards, by Nicole Sperling

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