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Up First briefing: McCarthy's job threatened; how a robot could fight climate change
Monday, October 02, 2023
Congress averted a government shutdown. Now, Speaker McCarthy must avoid losing his job. And, this stinky seaweed-fighting robot could help fight climate change.
Up First briefing: Effects of a shutdown; health workers may strike; Maui conspiracies
Friday, September 29, 2023
What will stay open if the government shuts down? Kaiser Permanente's health care workers near a nationwide walkout. How conspiracy theories spread in the wake of wildfires in Hawaii.
Up First briefing: Biden impeachment inquiry; GOP debate takeaways; get more fiber
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Republicans will hold their first impeachment inquiry hearing on Biden. Six takeaways from the second GOP debate. How to add more fiber to your diet.
Up First briefing: Trump skips GOP debate; FTC sues Amazon; prepare for student loans
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Trump will skip tonight's GOP presidential primary debate to hold a rally in Detroit. The FTC sues Amazon in a monopoly case. Student loan payments are resuming. Here's how to prepare.
Up First briefing: Biden visits UAW; Congress tackles shutdown; Olympic doping hearing
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Biden will make a historic visit to picketing autoworkers. Congress returns four days before a potential government shutdown. A hearing for Kamila Valieva's Olympic doping scandal begins today.
Up First briefing: House budget dispute; Zelenskyy in D.C.; Simone Biles makes history
Thursday, September 21, 2023
House Republicans can't agree on a spending bill. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of his D.C. visit. Simone Biles qualifies for a record sixth World Gymnastics Championships.
Up First Briefing: Garland testifies; interest rate update; depression-fighting habits
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Attorney General Merrick Garland will appear before the House Judiciary Committee. The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady. These seven habits help reduce depression.
Up First briefing: Americans freed from Iran; Biden to address U.N.; history of umami
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Five Americans head to the U.S. after a prisoner swap with Iran. Biden will address the U.N. on America's foreign policy. How umami overcame discrimination to become the 5th taste.
Up First briefing: U.N. and climate change; UAW strike Day 4; Barrymore pauses show
Monday, September 18, 2023
People marched against fossil fuel use ahead of the U.N. General Assembly. Auto plants shut down and workers were laid off amid the UAW strike. Drew Barrymore pauses her show after backlash.
Up First briefing: UAW strike; Birmingham church bombing anniversary; NPR news quiz
Friday, September 15, 2023
The United Auto Workers union strikes against the Big 3 automakers. Lessons learned 60 years after the Birmingham church bombing. See how much news you remember with this week's quiz.
Up First briefing: Romney won't run again; prepare for hurricanes; immigration growth
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Senator Mitt Romney says he won't seek reelection. How to prepare for a hurricane. The U.S. immigration population hits a record high.
Up First briefing: Biden impeachment inquiry; Libya flood; ineffective decongestants
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Republicans begin a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Aid groups rush to Libya after catastrophic flooding. FDA advisers say a decongestant in common cold medicines doesn't work.
Up First Briefing: Google on trial; Kim Jong Un in Russia; green comet sighting
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
The U.S. antitrust case against Google begins today. Kim Jong Un is expected to meet with Vladimir Putin in Russia. See green comet Nishimura this week before it vanishes for 400 years.
Up First briefing: Sudan's humanitarian crisis; Texas floating border; office jargon
Thursday, September 07, 2023
The U.N. says 400,000 have fled from Sudan to Chad. A judge rules floating border barrier in Texas must be removed. Circling back to the most annoying office jargon.
Up First briefing: Blinken in Ukraine; ex-Proud Boys leader sentenced; new COVID data
Wednesday, September 06, 2023
Secretary of State Blinken is in Kyiv. Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio is sentenced to 22 years in prison. Vaccines and previous infections can protect you from the new COVID variant.
Up First briefing: Senate returns; Ken Paxton trial; Turkey archeological finds
Tuesday, September 05, 2023
The Senate returns after a monthlong recess. Texas' suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment trial begins today. Archaeologists in Turkey find massive structures below a Roman-era castle.
Up First briefing: Labor Day travel; 9/11 trial; best summer video games
Friday, September 01, 2023
This Labor Day weekend will be one of the busiest for travel. Settlement talks falter in the 9/11 terrorism case. These are the best video games of the summer.
Up First briefing: McConnell freezes again; Johannesburg fire, Idalia aftermath
Thursday, August 31, 2023
Concerns rise for Mitch McConnell after he froze at another press conference. Flood risks remain after Idalia swept the Southeast. A fire in Johannesburg has killed more than 70 people, many homeless.
Up First briefing: Hurricane Idalia; Proud Boys; Spanish Soccer controversy
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Hurricane Idalia makes landfall. The ex-leader of the Proud Boys will be sentenced today. An unwanted World Cup kiss sparks controversy in Spain.
Up First briefing: Florida evacuations; summer COVID wave; how to beat jet lag
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Florida residents brace for Hurricane Idalia, which is expected to become a hurricane before landfall. COVID cases are rising in the U.S. The NPR international desk's best tips for beating jet lag.