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NPR's Up First is the news you need to start your day. The three biggest stories of the day, with reporting and analysis from NPR News — in 10 minutes. Available weekdays at 6:30 a.m. ET, with hosts Leila Fadel, Steve Inskeep, Michel Martin and A Martinez. Also available on Saturdays at 9 a.m. ET, with Ayesha Rascoe and Scott Simon. On Sundays, hear a longer exploration behind the headlines with Ayesha Rascoe on "The Sunday Story," available by 8 a.m. ET. Subscribe and listen, then support your local NPR station at donate.npr.org. Support NPR's reporting by subscribing to Up First+ and unlock sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org/upfirst

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May 19, 2026

San Diego Mosque Shooting, Primaries Test Trump Influence, Trump IRS Suit

San Diego Mosque Shooting InvestigationHate Crime Legislation and EnforcementRepublican Primary Elections 2024
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May 21, 2026

Trump Warns GOP Over Ballroom Funding, Trump Gives Iran More Time, Castro Charged

Congressional Budget Reconciliation ProcessWhite House Ballroom FundingImmigration Enforcement Funding
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May 14, 2026

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

U.S.-China Trade RelationsTaiwan Cross-Strait RelationsPresidential Executive Power and Legal Profession
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May 15, 2026

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

US-China Trade RelationsBoeing Aircraft OrdersSoybean and Beef Exports
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May 16, 2026

Cuba Latest, Louisiana Primary, World Cup Travel

Cuba Energy Crisis and Oil ReservesU.S.-Cuba Diplomatic NegotiationsCIA Director Engagement with Foreign Governments
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May 17, 2026

The human cost of building the Dubai of Africa

Forced evictions and mass displacement in LagosLuxury real estate development in African citiesInformal settlements and waterfront communities
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May 6, 2026

Project Freedom Paused, Ohio & Indiana Primary Results, Poll Shows Dems Advantage

Iran Nuclear Negotiations and Strait of Hormuz Control2024 Midterm Election Polling and ForecastsTrump Primary Endorsement Strategy and MAGA Base Loyalty
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Apr 29, 2026

Comey Indicted Again, King Charles' Message To Congress, SCOTUS Temp Protected Status

James Comey indictment and First Amendment implicationsDOJ politicization and selective prosecutionTemporary Protected Status legal challenge
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Apr 28, 2026

WHCA Shooter In Court, Trump-King Charles Relationship, Lebanon Ceasefire In Limbo

White House Security and Secret Service ResponsePresidential Assassination Attempt InvestigationU.S.-U.K. Trade and Foreign Policy Tensions
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Apr 27, 2026

White House Response To Shooting, Shooter Investigation, King Charles State Visit

White House Security ProtocolsPresidential Assassination AttemptsFederal Criminal Investigation Procedures
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Apr 23, 2026

Tension In Two Ceasefires, Navy Secretary Out, Trump's Slumping Approval

Iran-U.S. Military Conflict and Strait of Hormuz BlockadePentagon Leadership Turnover and Defense Secretary Pete HegsethIsrael-Hezbollah Ceasefire Negotiations
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Apr 22, 2026

Trump Extends Ceasefire Indefinitely, VA Redistricting Results, Warsh Fed Hearing

Iran-U.S. Ceasefire and Naval BlockadeStrait of Hormuz ControlCongressional Redistricting and Electoral Maps
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Jan 15, 2026

FBI Search Journalist's Home, U.S. Greenland Talks, Mental Health Funding

Press Freedom and First Amendment ProtectionsFBI Leak Investigations and Journalist Source ProtectionTrump Administration Media Relations
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Jan 16, 2026

Trump and Minnesota, Venezuela's Opposition, Trump's Healthcare Plan

Immigration Enforcement Operations in MinnesotaInsurrection Act Invocation ThreatsVenezuela Political Crisis and U.S. Foreign Policy
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Jan 17, 2026

DOJ Targets Minnesota Officials; Harsh Ukraine Winter; AI Harmful In Child Education

DOJ Investigation of Minnesota OfficialsFederal Immigration Enforcement OperationsInsurrection Act Invocation Threats
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Jan 18, 2026

Defending the Disabled

Cognitive Disabilities in Criminal JusticePublic Defender Specialization and Cognitive AssessmentCriminal Diversion Programs and Alternative Sentencing
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Jan 19, 2026

Troops Stand By For Minnesota, Greenland NATO Tensions, Gaza Peace Board

Immigration Enforcement and Insurrection Act InvocationMinnesota Federal-State Conflict Over ICE OperationsNATO Alliance Tensions and Greenland Acquisition Demand
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Jan 20, 2026

Trump's World Stage, El Paso Detention Deaths, Indiana College Football Champions

Trump Tariff Threats on NATO MembersGreenland Acquisition StrategyWorld Economic Forum 2026 Davos Summit
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Jan 20, 2026

Michigan's Governor Fears Interference in this Fall's Elections

Tariff Policy and Economic ImpactAuto Industry Manufacturing ContractionElection Security and Federal Interference
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Jan 21, 2026

Trump's Speech In Davos, DOJ Subpoenas For Minnesota, SCOTUS Federal Reserve Case

Greenland Acquisition NegotiationsTrump Foreign Policy at DavosDOJ Subpoenas Minnesota Officials
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