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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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Foreign Aid Terminated, Migrants At Guantánamo, Legal Challenges To Federal Firings

Feb 27, 2025
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House Budget Plan, DOGE Resignations, Battle Against Bird Flu

Feb 26, 2025
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Federal Worker Email Confusion, UN On Ukraine, Colorado River, France Surgeon Trial

Feb 25, 2025
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Federal Worker Confusion, European Leaders In DC, German Election, Greenpeace Lawsuit

Feb 24, 2025
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Alternate Realities

Feb 23, 2025
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Pentagon Upheaval, Hamas Releases More Hostages, NY State Prisons

Feb 22, 2025
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Migrants Leave Guantanamo, Israeli Hostages Update, Changes at FEMA

Feb 21, 2025
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Trump and Zelenskyy Feud, DOGE Savings Claims, Hamas Releases Four Hostage Bodies

Feb 20, 2025
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Measles Outbreak, Foreign Aid Cuts, Bolsonaro Charges

Feb 19, 2025
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Ukraine Talks, U.S. Health Agency Cuts, NYC Mayor Eric Adams Fallout

Feb 18, 2025