PBS News Hour - Full Show August 29, 2025 – PBS News Hour full episode
Aug 29, 2025
David Brooks, a renowned New York Times columnist, dives into pressing issues, including the new U.S. tariff changes on low-cost imports impacting online shopping. He discusses the ongoing Gaza conflict's harrowing humanitarian crisis, reflecting on families facing dire food insecurity and emotional turmoil. Brooks also touches on the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, sharing poignant stories from survivors and emphasizing the need for better disaster preparedness in a changing climate.
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Prepare For Higher Costs And Delays
- Expect higher prices and slower delivery for many small online purchases now that the de minimis exemption ended.
- Prepare for tariffs on clothing, footwear and small electronics that were previously duty-free.
De Minimis Removal Won't Reshore By Itself
- Eliminating the de minimis exemption alone is unlikely to reshore manufacturing and would raise consumer costs if it did.
- Protectionist trade policy combined with tariffs might nudge some production back, but at considerable expense.
Fentanyl Argument Has Some Validity — With Cost
- The administration cites drug interdiction as a reason to end the exemption, and there is a kernel of truth to that claim.
- Still, most de minimis packages do not contain illicit substances and the policy broadly harms consumers.
