The Daily Briefing

Why Trump has Doubled his Tariffs on Steel


Listen Later

In today’s episode, we cover Trump doubling US tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium, Russia’s advances in the Sumy region, and escalating tensions between Israel and Syria.



Watch TLDR’s latest videos here:

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ewfpahSH64&t=5s 
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDud7OiVUeE 


TLDR’s Daily Briefing is a roundup of the day’s most important news stories from around the world. But we don’t just tell you what’s happening, we explain it: making complex topics simple to understand. Listen to the Daily Briefing for your global news bulletin every weekday.


Pre-order the next edition of Too Long, TLDR’s print magazine, here: https://toolong.news/daily


Produced and edited by Scarlett Watchorn

Hosted by

Written by Rory Taylor and Nadja Lovadinov


Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator


//////////////////////////////


Sources:


✍️ Trump doubles steel tariffs


  • https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250604-us-doubles-steel-aluminum-tariffs-as-oecd-ministers-gather
  • https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/higher-metals-tariffs-kick-deadline-best-offers-arrives-2025-06-04/
  • https://www.ft.com/content/2c419be3-31dc-4735-9e27-40c0c5b739f6 


✍️ Russian forces advanced towards Sumy


  • https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/03/europe/russia-forces-advance-northern-ukraine-sumy-intl 


✍️ Elon Musk calls Trump’s budget bill a “disgusting abomination”


  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0j76djzgpvo 


✍️ Israel threatens Syria with retaliation


  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czxyr4lvd01o 
  • https://www.ft.com/content/8889e095-cea3-4522-802f-35f37e5f4bdc 


See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Daily BriefingBy TLDR News

  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8

4.8

72 ratings


More shows like The Daily Briefing

View all
The Vergecast by The Verge

The Vergecast

3,712 Listeners

Decoder with Nilay Patel by The Verge

Decoder with Nilay Patel

3,141 Listeners

Foreign Policy Live by Foreign Policy

Foreign Policy Live

609 Listeners

FT Tech Tonic by Financial Times

FT Tech Tonic

102 Listeners

EU Confidential by POLITICO

EU Confidential

106 Listeners

James O'Brien - The Whole Show by Global

James O'Brien - The Whole Show

228 Listeners

Fiction - Comedy Fiction by The Sunset Explorers

Fiction - Comedy Fiction

6,448 Listeners

The World in Brief from The Economist by The Economist

The World in Brief from The Economist

1,074 Listeners

Economics Explained by Economics Explained

Economics Explained

150 Listeners

Patrick Boyle On Finance by Patrick Boyle

Patrick Boyle On Finance

188 Listeners

TechLinked by Linus Media Group

TechLinked

141 Listeners

The Foreign Affairs Interview by Foreign Affairs Magazine

The Foreign Affairs Interview

468 Listeners

Starmergeddon (from TLDR News) by TLDR News

Starmergeddon (from TLDR News)

17 Listeners

The Economics Show by Financial Times

The Economics Show

151 Listeners

World Leader Leaderboard by TLDR News

World Leader Leaderboard

6 Listeners