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The U.S. & Canada are fighting over tariffs. How is that affecting small businesses?

NPR | By Danielle Kurtzleben ,

Daniel Ofman, Tinbete Ermyas

Published August 22, 2026 at 4:16 PM CDT

NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with Mike Roach and Kim Osgood, owners of Paloma Clothing in Portland, Ore., about how the tariff fight between the U.S. and Canada is affecting their business.

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Danielle Kurtzleben

Danielle Kurtzleben is a White House correspondent on NPR's Washington Desk. She appears regularly on the NPR Politics Podcast and other NPR shows.

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Daniel Ofman

Tinbete Ermyas

After high-profile firings by the Pentagon, is Stars & Stripes still independent?

Danielle Kurtzleben , Henry Larson, Tinbete Ermyas

NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with Lara Korte, former reporter for Stars and Stripes, following her controversial firing from the publication, along with its publisher and editor-in-chief.
Washington D.C. ready and set for historic IndyCar race

Ava Berger, Daniel Ofman

For the first time in America's 250 year history, IndyCar drivers will zoom down some of the nation's most famous streets this weekend. The drivers face new challenges on an unconventional route.
Chinese company flexes dominance in robotics space with splashy stock market debut

Jennifer Pak

The Chinese robotics company Unitree, known for its highly advanced humanoid robots, made a tremendous debut on Shanghai's stock market. The company is considered an industry leader in robotics.
The complexities of covering swing voters and what they teach us about politics

Danielle Kurtzleben , Ashley Lopez

For Reporter's Notebook, an NPR political correspondent shares the lessons she has learned listening in on groups of swing voters in swing states.
Brennan Wedl explores heartache and unrequited love in self-titled album

Kira Wakeam

Americana singer-songwriter Brennan Wedl talks about her new self titled album, out August 21st.