Episodes

  • Trump's China Visit Wraps, SCOTUS Mifepristone, Keir Starmer Under Pressure To Resign

    Trump's China Visit Wraps, SCOTUS Mifepristone, Keir Starmer Under Pressure To Resign
    May 15 2026
    President Trump is heading home from Beijing claiming he made fantastic trade deals with China, including a commitment for 200 Boeing jets and soybean purchases.
    The Supreme Court kept the abortion pill mifepristone available over telemedicine, putting a hold on an appeals court order that would have required patients to visit a clinic in person to get the medication.
    British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing a rebellion within his own party, with candidates already emerging to replace him after Labour was trounced in local elections and his approval ratings hit historic lows.

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    Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Kate Bartlett, Diane Webber, Tina Kraja, Mohamad ElBardicy and John Stolnis.

    It was produced by Ziad Buchh and Nia Dumas.

    Our director is Christopher Thomas.

    We get engineering support from Zo van Ginhoven. Our technical director is Carleigh Strange.

    And our Executive Producer is Jay Shaylor.


    (0:00) Introduction
    (01:55) Trump's China Visit Wraps
    (05:47) SCOTUS Mifepristone
    (09:42) Keir Starmer Under Pressure To Resign

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    13 mins
  • Trump Meets With China's Xi, Asia's View Of Summit, Trump Targets Law Firms

    Trump Meets With China's Xi, Asia's View Of Summit, Trump Targets Law Firms
    May 14 2026
    President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met for more than two hours at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, with the CEOs of Apple, Tesla and NVIDIA in the room as both sides look to stabilize a trade relationship that has been on shaky ground for years.
    China's readout of the meeting between the two leaders emphasized the need for "constructive strategic stability" and warned that mishandling Taiwan could put the entire U.S.-China relationship in jeopardy.
    And President Trump's crackdown on big law firms goes before a federal appeals court today, as firms that once employed lawyers who investigated Trump fight back against executive orders that targeted their security clearances and government contracts.

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    Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Miguel Macias, Tina Kraja, Anna Yukhananov, Mohamad ElBardicy and John Stolnis.

    It was produced by Ziad Buchh and Nia Dumas.

    Our director is Christopher Thomas.

    We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis. Our technical director is Carleigh Strange.

    And our deputy Executive Producer is Kelley Dickens.

    (0:00) Introduction
    (01:51) Trump Meets With Xi
    (05:49) China's Readout Of Meeting
    (08:51) Trump Targets Law Firms

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    12 mins
  • Trump In China, Hegseth Requests Wartime Budget, FDA Commissioner Resigns

    Trump In China, Hegseth Requests Wartime Budget, FDA Commissioner Resigns
    May 13 2026
    President Trump is in Beijing today meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping, with American manufacturers hoping for tariff relief even as the war in Iran looms over the high-stakes summit.
    The Pentagon told Congress they estimate the war in Iran has cost $29 billion dollars so far. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked for $1.5 trillion dollars for next year’s Pentagon budget.
    FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary has resigned after thirteen months on the job, with the final straw being White House pressure to approve flavored vapes, something he refused to do.

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    Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Miguel Macias, Jason Breslow, Kris Husted, Mohamad El-Bardicy and John Stolnis.

    It was produced by Ziad Buchh and Nia Dumas Our director is Christopher Thomas.

    We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis.

    And our Supervising Producer is Michael Lipkin.

    (0:00) Introduction
    (01:57) Trump In China
    (05:40) Hegseth Requests Wartime Budget
    (09:26) FDA Commissioner Resigns

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    12 mins
  • Stakes of Trump's China Trip, Inflation Report Shows War Impact, Hantavirus Science

    Stakes of Trump's China Trip, Inflation Report Shows War Impact, Hantavirus Science
    May 12 2026
    President Trump leaves for Beijing today for a state visit with Chinese President Xi Jinping as the ongoing war in Iran casts a long shadow over the high-stakes summit.
    A new inflation report out this morning shows prices rising again, driven heavily by higher gasoline costs from the war in Iran, with ripple effects on airline tickets and other consumer prices.
    Public health officials say the hantavirus outbreak that started on a cruise ship is not the next COVID, but it still has no vaccine or specific treatment and can be fatal in some cases.

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    Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Rebekah Metzler, Rafael Nam, Gisele Grayson, Mohamad ElBardicy, and Olivia Hampton.

    It was produced by Ziad Buchh and Nia Dumas.

    Our director is Christopher Thomas.

    We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis. Our technical director is Carleigh Strange.

    And our Supervising Senior Producer is Vince Pearson.

    (0:00) Introduction
    (01:51) Stakes of Trump's China Trip
    (05:31) Inflation Report Shows War Impact
    (09:27) Hantavirus Science

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    13 mins
  • US-Iran Responses, Trump's Trip To China Amid Iran War, Congress To Do List

    US-Iran Responses, Trump's Trip To China Amid Iran War, Congress To Do List
    May 11 2026
    President Trump has rejected Iran’s latest response to a U.S. peace proposal as “totally unacceptable,” even as Tehran vows it will never bow to what it calls excessive demands by the United States.
    President Trump leaves for Beijing tomorrow to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping as the war in Iran continues to complicate the high-stakes meeting.
    Congress is back with a major push to lock in three years of funding for immigration enforcement, giving the Trump administration long-term resources while limiting congressional oversight.

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    Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Tina Kraja, Rebekah Metzler, Dana Farrington, Mohamad El-Bardicy, Adam Bearne and John Stolnis.

    It was produced by Ziad Buchh and Nia Dumas

    Our director is Christopher Thomas.

    We get engineering support from Maggie Luthar. Our technical director is Carleigh Strange.

    (0:00) Introduction
    (01:50) US-Iran Responses
    (05:29) Trump's Trip To China Amid Iran War
    (09:04) Congress To Do List

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    12 mins
  • Why more women are choosing to be single mothers

    Why more women are choosing to be single mothers
    May 10 2026
    So you want to be a mother, but you don’t have a partner. More women are shedding the stigma of single motherhood and choosing to have children on their own. This week on The Sunday Story, NPR’s Pallavi Gogoi brings us stories from her conversations with more than 60 women who have embraced this new vision of what motherhood can be.

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    28 mins
  • NATO Friction, Florida Detention Center, Public Corruption

    NATO Friction, Florida Detention Center, Public Corruption
    May 9 2026
    President Trump's continued criticism of NATO allies is bringing relations within the alliance to historic lows. The controversial immigration center in the Florida Everglades may be closing. New reporting on the second Trump administration's posture toward corruption by public officials reveals alarming attitudes.

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    15 mins
  • US and Iran Trade Fire, Tennessee Redistricting, US Boat Strikes In Caribbean

    US and Iran Trade Fire, Tennessee Redistricting, US Boat Strikes In Caribbean
    May 8 2026
    President Trump insists the ceasefire is holding even after the U.S. and Iran traded fire in the Strait of Hormuz for the second time this week.
    Tennessee is the first state to redraw its congressional map after the Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act, joining other Southern Republican-led states in redrawing districts ahead of the midterms.
    The U.S. military is facing growing scrutiny over its campaign of airstrikes on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, which has killed nearly 200 people and raised new allegations of mistreatment of foreign fishermen.

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    Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Tina Kraja, Acacia Squires, Tara Neill, Mohamad ElBardicy and Adriana Gallardo.

    It was produced by Ziad Buchh and Nia Dumas.

    Our director is Kaity Kline.

    We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis. Our technical director is Carleigh Strange.

    And our Executive Producer is Jay Shaylor.

    (0:00) Introduction
    (01:55) US and Iran Trade Fire
    (05:45) Tennessee Redistricting
    (09:40) US Boat Strikes In Caribbean

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    13 mins