April 23, 2025

Inside Sources Full Show April 23rd, 2025: Potential cooling in global trade war, Musk to step away from DOGE, Proposal to create autism registry

1 hour 17 minutes

Hosts: Adam Gardiner and Erin Rider

Pres. Trump signals a potential cooling in global trade war

President Donald Trump this morning reaffirmed his commitment to tariffs, saying they will be good for the United States. His comments came after other remarks signaling a potential cooling in the global trade wars. In fact, the President says tariffs on China will come down significantly; they won't actually be 145%. NewsNation White House Correspondent Kellie Meyer joins Inside Sources to break down the latest developments, including some comments made by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent this morning.

Elon Musk to step away from DOGE, focus on Tesla

Tesla stock has been in the toilet the past few months, circling the drain as it continues to fall. Yesterday in their earnings call, the company acknowledged that "political sentiment" likely played a role in the stock market fall. Now, Elon Musk says he will take a step back from DOGE and focus his attention on Tesla beginning next month. Are the Inside Sources hosts surprised? Listen to find out.

Latest Ukraine-Russia ceasefire proposal released

The latest plan for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine has been released. Critics say it's a terrible plan -- giving much more sway to Russia than Ukraine. Vice President JD Vance, for instance, says the plan is very fair. It comes after Secretary of State Marco Rubio cancelled plans to attend upcoming peace talks in London, leading to additional world leaders pulling out of the talks too. The hosts discuss the latest ceasefire proposal and why they’re not fans of it.

RFK Jr. announces ban on several petroleum-based food dyes

8 petroleum-based food dyes are on their way out the door here in the United States following an announcement from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. While the idea sounds great in theory, Inside Sources host Adam Gardiner has some issues with the approach of banning certain things in food. He shares some examples leading him to his stance and talks about it with co-host Erin Rider.

Report: HHS looking into registry to measure, track people with autism

Another one of HHS Secretary Kennedy's recent pushes has dealt with autism -- finding the causes and supposed "cures" for autism. CBS News is reporting that the National Institutes of Health -- a group within the Department of Health and Human Services -- is also overseeing the launch of a registry to measure and track Americans with autism. Today, Inside Sources focuses the conversation on that part of the story.

Dept. of Education to begin collections on student loans after 5 years

The pandemic-era pause on student loan collections is ending, with the Trump administration saying they will restart collecting federal student loans on May 5th. The focus will initially be on those loans that are in default, which would affect more than 5 million borrowers (student loans go into default after 270 days without payment). The Inside Sources hosts give their hot takes on the story.

Pres. Trump open to ‘baby bonus’ to help with declining birth rates

President Trump has vowed to be the "fertilization president,” saying he will tackle the country's declining birth rate. Now... we're getting a better look at the potential proposals, including a baby bonus for new mothers, research into infertility, and removing barriers to IVF treatments. Adam and Erin share their thoughts on the plan and who would pay for things like a baby bonus.

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