Starting today, tariffs and fees will apply to packages valued at $800 or less sent to the U.S. Meanwhile, a court battle over Lisa Cook’s removal as a governor of the Federal Reserve begins with the central bank's independence at stake.

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Starting today, all international packages will face tariffs ranging from 10% to 50% or a flat duty between $80 to $200 per item, depending on the country of origin.

De minimis parcels made up 97% of overall shipping volume over the last three fiscal years, with around 4 million of those deliveries processed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection daily

Federal authorities plan to surge agents to Chicago starting next week to scale up operations to arrest unauthorized immigrants, two federal law enforcement officials told NBC News on Thursda

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