A Trade Deadline Frenzy, and Trump’s Push to Keep Control of Congress

Plus, why the tsunami wasn't bigger. 

On Today’s Episode:

South Korea Reaches Trade Deal With Trump, by Lydia DePillis and Choe Sang-Hun

Trump Threatens India With Steep Tariffs, Including Penalty Over Russian Oil, by Ana Swanson and Alex Travelli

Trump Escalates Fight With Brazil, Taking Aim at Its Economy and Politics, by Ana Ionova and Jack Nicas

Trump Administration Authorizes Deployment of National Guard at ICE Facilities, by Chris Cameron, Hamed Aleaziz and Eric Schmitt

Brown University Makes a Deal With the White House to Restore Funding, by Alan Blinder, Michael C. Bender, Sharon Otterman and Anemona Hartocollis

Fed Keeps Rates Steady Despite Internal Divisions and Political Pressure, by Colby Smith

Texas Republicans Unveil Gerrymandered House Map, Trying to Please Trump, by J. David Goodman, Nick Corasaniti and Shane Goldmacher

Why Did Such a Powerful Earthquake Produce Such a Weak Tsunami?, by Katrina Miller

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