{"podcast":{"title":"Up First from NPR","slug":"up-first-from-npr-7816123","podcast_index_feed_id":7816123,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6953855/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/up-first-from-npr--6953855","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9cc4e995f145d6ba1529aa9c188267bb.jpg","author":"Jodiveb","episode_count":612,"summary":"🔴 LIVE UPDATES: WORLD NEWS TODAY 🔴 Get the core stories you need to start your day in just 15 minutes. 🌍 ⚡️ JUST IN: View the full breakdown and see the latest developing stories NOT covered in this audio: 👉 https://goo.su/rXoU5U8 👈 📊 Real-time data and full coverage details. 📈 Stay ahead of the curve! 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","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T20:18:30.674835+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/up-first-from-npr-7816123"},"episode":{"title":"Immigration Bill Passes, Trump's Grip On Republicans, John Bolton To Plead Guilty","slug":"immigration-bill-passes-trump-s-grip-on-republicans-john-bolton-to-plead-guilty","published_at":"2026-06-05T09:55:10+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/up-first-from-npr-7816123/immigration-bill-passes-trump-s-grip-on-republicans-john-bolton-to-plead-guilty","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/up-first-from-npr-7816123","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/immigration-bill-passes-trump-s-grip-on-republicans-john-bolton-to-plead-guilty--72365522","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72365522/default.mp3","summary":"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 are breaking with President Trump over the war in Iran, his anti-weaponization fund, and his pick to lead national intelligence, raising the question of whether his grip on the party is starting to slip after a decade of dominance. And former national security adviser turned Trump critic John Bolton has agreed to plead guilty to a single count of mishandling classified information, a case that prosecutors and intelligence officials say has real legal merit unlike other cases against the president's perceived enemies. Want more analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter. Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Kelsey Snell, Rebecca Metzler, Anna Yukhananov, Mohamad ElBardicy, and Taylor Haney. 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) Immigration Bill Passes (05:51) Trump's Grip On Republicans (09:16) John Bolton To Plead Guilty See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy 🔗 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: 📩 Get the full transcript and daily news alerts: 👉 https://goo.su/rXoU5U8 👈 📌 Support the show by visiting our sponsors and partners. 🎧 New episodes every morning at 6 AM ET.","meta_description":"Senate Republicans worked through the night to pass President Trump's $72 billion immigration enforcement bill, but voted not to block the president’s ant…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":809,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/up-first-from-npr-7816123/episodes/immigration-bill-passes-trump-s-grip-on-republicans-john-bolton-to-plead-guilty/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/up-first-from-npr-7816123/immigration-bill-passes-trump-s-grip-on-republicans-john-bolton-to-plead-guilty.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}