Up First from NPR

Up First from NPR

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Episodes 563
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Since Dec 2024
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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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.

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How an anti-police violence protest ended in a teen’s death

Jun 14, 2026 34m Transcript

In the summer of 2020, sixteen-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. traveled a thousand miles to be part of the racial justice movement. He arrived in Seattle during the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, known as…

Trump's Iran Negotiations, Entertainment Mergers, NBA finals

Jun 13, 2026 15m

The stalemate in Iran continues to vex the president, the merger of Paramount and Warner Brothers Discovery gets an all-clear from Washington, and the Knicks and Spurs fight for the NBA title.See…

Trump Touts Progress In Iran Talks, UFC White House Freedom 250, DNI Nomination

Jun 12, 2026 14m

President Trump canceled planned strikes on Iran citing progress in negotiations and says a deal that reopens the Strait of Hormuz could be signed within days, capping a week of whiplash that saw the…

Escalating Attacks Between US & Iran, Inflation Hits Three-Year High, World Cup Opens

Jun 11, 2026 14m

The U.S. unleashed a second straight night of strikes on Iran with President Trump saying Iran is taking too long to negotiate, as Iran fires back at U.S. bases in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan and…

US & Iran Trade Retaliatory Strikes, Primary Results In Four States, ICE Funding Bill

Jun 10, 2026 13m

Iran launched attacks on Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan overnight after the U.S. struck Iranian targets in retaliation for an Iranian attack that downed a U.S. helicopter, raising fears of an escalation…

Israel And Iran Pull Back, Primaries In Four States, Trump's Election Fraud Claims

Jun 09, 2026 13m

Israel and Iran both pulled back after trading missile fire at the urging of President Trump, but each side is setting conditions that could quickly reignite the fighting and derail U.S. efforts…

Israel-Iran-Lebanon Escalation, Trump Walks Out Of Interview, Ebola Outbreak In DRC

Jun 08, 2026 12m

Israel and Iran trade direct strikes following an Israeli attack on Beirut's southern suburbs that defied a U.S. request to stand down, further complicating U.S. efforts to reach a deal with…

How America is shaping the World Cup

Jun 07, 2026 21m

The World Cup is back in North America for the first time in over 30 years. It’s the most popular sporting event on the globe and with 16 additional teams competing this year, it will be the biggest…

Supreme Court, California Elections, The Missing in Mexico

Jun 06, 2026 20m

Decisions are coming in several major Supreme Court cases, from birthright citizenship and immigration to the president's power to fire federal officials. Posts about prediction markets are latest…

Immigration Bill Passes, Trump's Grip On Republicans, John Bolton To Plead Guilty

Jun 05, 2026 13m

Senate Republicans worked through the night to pass President Trump's $72 billion immigration enforcement bill, but voted not to block the president’s anti-weaponization fund.A handful of Republicans…

Trump's Party Problems, Trump & Netanyahu Tension, Russia Economic Forum

Jun 04, 2026 13m

President Trump says he'll nominate acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to permanently lead the Department of Justice, even as his now-scrapped anti-weaponization fund continues to complicate a…

Primary Results, DOJ Scraps Anti-Weaponization Fund, Trump Appoints Acting DNI

Jun 03, 2026 13m

Republican voters in Iowa rejected President Trump's pick for governor in last night's primary, a rare moment of pushback as voters in six states set up key November matchups including House races…

DOJ Pauses Anti-Weaponization Fund, Iran Deal Complications, California Primary

Jun 02, 2026 14m

The Justice Department says it will abide by a court order temporarily blocking President Trump's anti-weaponization fund, even as Senate Republicans push the White House to abandon the nearly two…

Can Graham Platner survive another controversy? | NPR’s Newsmakers

Jun 01, 2026 48m

Anti-establishment candidate Graham Platner seemingly came out of nowhere to become the presumptive Democratic nominee for the Senate seat in Maine. But his campaign has been dogged by controversies.…

Israel Pushes Deeper Into Lebanon, Immigration Bill Stalled, Anti-Weaponization Fund

Jun 01, 2026 13m

Israeli forces captured a 900-year-old castle in southern Lebanon in their deepest incursion into the country in 26 years, complicating U.S. efforts to reach a deal with Iran even as the two sides…

How 5 minutes of movement can change your life

May 31, 2026 24m

Scientists say that sitting is the new smoking. The average American adult now sits for 9-10 hours per day. What’s the least amount of movement someone can do to offset the harms of our modern…

Shangri-La Dialogue, Trump's Slush Fund, Gas Prices

May 30, 2026 15m

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth talks Pacific security, the government reviews E. Jean Carroll's civil cases against President Trump, Costco and Walmart are selling more gasoline.See pcm.adswizz.com…

Israel Ramps Up Attacks Amid Iran Talks, E. Jean Carroll Investigation, CBS Overhaul

May 29, 2026 13m

Vice President Vance says the U.S. is very close to a deal with Iran to extend the ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but Lebanon remains the main hurdle as Israel bombed Beirut again and is…

Iran Talks And Strikes, Senate Opportunities For Democrats, Ebola Outbreak Epicenter

May 28, 2026 13m

Even as peace talks continue, the U.S. struck Iran near the Strait of Hormuz and Iran retaliated against a U.S. base in Kuwait, while Israel expanded its assault in Lebanon by issuing evacuation…

Texas Primary Results, South Carolina Rejects Redistricting, Iran Deal Whiplash

May 27, 2026 14m

Ken Paxton defeated four-term Senator John Cornyn in the Texas Republican primary by nearly two to one, setting up what could be the most competitive Senate race in the state in decades as Democrats…

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