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Russia Mulls Ceasefire, EPA Rollbacks, Iran Rebuffs Trump
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/13/1238261954/up-first-russia-ceasefire-epa-rollbacks-iran-trump-03-13-2025
Published: March 13, 2025 10:43
President Trump's special envoy heads to Moscow for talks as Russia reviews a U.S. backed proposal for a 30-day ceasefire with Ukraine. The White House is rolling back more than two dozen environmental protections regulations, a move critics warn could…
Ukraine Ceasefire Talks, Education Department Layoffs, Spending Bill
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/1237991513/up-first-ukraine-ceasefire-education-department-government-shutdown-03-12-2025
Published: March 12, 2025 10:26
The U.S. is resuming military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine after negotiators agree to a 30-day ceasefire, which Russia is now reviewing. The Trump administration is cutting nearly half of the Education Department's workforce. And, the House…
Ukraine Ceasefire Talks, Stock Market Slide, Columbia University Arrest Latest
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/11/1237470070/up-first-ukraine-us-stock-market-slide-columbia-arrest-03-11-2025
Published: March 11, 2025 11:32
As Ukraine begins ceasefire negotiations in Saudi Arabia, the Trump administration signals that aid could resume if Ukraine makes concessions. A steep sell-off on Wall Street followed new tariffs from China and Canada, as investors worry that Trump's trade…
Canada's New Leader, ICE Arrest Columbia Student, Congress and The Budget
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/10/1237260282/canada-prime-minister-columbia-student-arrest-government-cr-03-10-2025
Published: March 10, 2025 10:05
Canada's ruling Liberal Party has a new leader, Mark Carney, a former central banker who now faces the challenge of steering the country through economic turmoil and a tense trade relationship with the United States. Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University…
Who gets to be an American?
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/09/1237191543/birthright-citizenship-throughline
Published: March 9, 2025 07:00
On the first day of his second term as President, Donald Trump signed an executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. whose parents are in the country illegally. The Trump Administration asserts that the children…
Limiting Musk's Powers; VA Employees On DOGE Emails; No Cure For Long COVID
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/08/1236928608/federal-staff-firings-doge-long-covid-03-08-2025
Published: March 8, 2025 14:26
President Trump says that his Cabinet secretaries are actually supposed to be the ones to make staffing decisions, not Elon Musk and his DOGE entity. Also, we hear from employees at the Veterans Health Administration about how they feel about DOGE emails…
BONUS: America's Shifting Alliances
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1263815028/bonus-americas-shifting-alliances
Published: March 7, 2025 19:14
President Trump has shaken up America's global alliances with policy reversals and realignments being felt around the world. How are writers, analysts, and leaders making sense of it all?Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the…
Jobs Report, White House Crypto Summit, Gaza Ceasefire Uncertainty
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/07/1236538082/up-first-jobs-report-trump-crypto-gaza-ceasefire-03-07-2025
Published: March 7, 2025 11:20
The Labor Department is expected to show a modest uptick in hiring as part of its monthly jobs report card, but layoffs could cast a chill over the job market in coming months. The White House meets with founders and investors in the crypto industry to…
EU Leaders On Ukraine, Auto Tariffs Paused, USDA Workers Return
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/06/1236242687/up-first-europe-ukraine-auto-tarriff-pause-usda-worker-return-03-06-2025
Published: March 6, 2025 11:06
European leaders are meeting for an emergency summit to find ways to raise billions for defense and aid to Ukraine after after the U.S. cut military support. President Trump has granted a one-month exemption on new auto tariffs for Canadian and Mexican…
What Trump Said Last Night, Trump On Immigration, China Tariff Confidence
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/05/1235939370/up-first-trump-speech-immigration-china-03-05-2025
Published: March 5, 2025 11:19
In his first address to Congress of this term, President Trump criticized Democrats and highlighted his administration's policy achievements. Trump used his address to Congress to highlight his administration's aggressive immigration policies, including…
Ukraine Funds Paused, Trump Addresses Congress, Tariffs Begin
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/04/1235758705/up-first-ukraine-aid-pause-trump-speech-tarrifs-canada-03-04-2025
Published: March 4, 2025 11:05
The White House put a pause on military aid to Ukraine after a heated Oval Office exchange with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump will address Congress tonight, outlining his agenda on immigration, tax cuts, and his approach to Ukraine. And, Trump's new…
Zelenskyy in London, Gaza Ceasefire Status, Judicial Accountability
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/03/1235624360/zelenskyy-in-london-gaza-ceasefire-status-judicial-accountability
Published: March 3, 2025 16:26
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy received a warm welcome in London from the British prime minister and other European leaders, after a contentious meeting with President Trump in Washington. Israel and Hamas are at loggerheads over the next phase of…