Danielle Kurtzleben
Danielle Kurtzleben is a political correspondent assigned to NPR's Washington Desk. She appears on NPR shows, writes for the web, and is a regular on The NPR Politics Podcast. She is covering the 2024 presidential election, with particular focuses on on economic policy and gender politics.
Before joining NPR in 2015, Kurtzleben spent a year as a correspondent for Vox.com. As part of the site's original reporting team, she covered economics and business news.
Prior to Vox.com, Kurtzleben was with U.S. News & World Report for nearly four years, where she covered the economy, campaign finance and demographic issues. As associate editor, she launched Data Mine, a data visualization blog on usnews.com.
A native of Titonka, Iowa, Kurtzleben has a bachelor's degree in English from Carleton College. She also holds a master's degree in global communication from George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs. [Copyright 2025 NPR]
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The leaders of Japan and South Korea were the first to get letters on Monday that informed them of the new tariff rates. -
The announcement came after President Trump in April proposed a steep 46% tariff on Vietnamese imports; he later paused those tariffs while talks continued. -
The announcement on Canada follows a flurry of updates around trade talks and a suggestion by President Trump that the upcoming July 8 deadline for countries to make deals with the U.S. is moveable. -
President Trump spoke at the conclusion of the summit in the Netherlands — as the world watches to see whether a ceasefire between Israel and Iran will endure. -
Trump left midway through the G7 summit, saying he needed to return to Washington to deal with the Iran-Israel conflict. -
Leaders of seven of the world's largest economies will meet starting on Sunday. President Trump has imposed tariffs on his G7 partners — and has threatened to annex this year's host country, Canada. -
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted the Trump administration's request to temporarily put on hold the New York-based Court of International Trade judgment that struck down President Trump's tariffs. -
President Trump told reporters he is ready to slap 50% tariffs on European Union products starting June 1 — and 25% tariffs on iPhones by the end of June. -
It's a pattern in President Trump's chaotic tariff policy: he first suggests a high number, only to later ratchet it down. Business schools call it the 'anchor effect.' -
Trump said this would boost U.S. exports of beef, ethanol and other goods — though details on food standards still need to be worked out. The 10% U.S. tariff on imports of most British goods remains.
