{"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":"Israel Pushes Deeper Into Lebanon, Immigration Bill Stalled, Anti-Weaponization Fund","slug":"israel-pushes-deeper-into-lebanon-immigration-bill-stalled-anti-weaponization-fund","published_at":"2026-06-01T09:51:27+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/up-first-from-npr-7816123/israel-pushes-deeper-into-lebanon-immigration-bill-stalled-anti-weaponization-fund","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/up-first-from-npr-7816123","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/israel-pushes-deeper-into-lebanon-immigration-bill-stalled-anti-weaponization-fund--72275142","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72275142/default.mp3","summary":"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 traded more strikes over the weekend. Congress returns from its Memorial Day break facing a stalled immigration funding bill that has become tangled up with President Trump’s push for an anti-weaponization fund and possible payments to January 6 defendants. And the Trump administration’s anti-weaponization fund is facing new legal hurdles after one judge temporarily blocked it and another judge raised questions about the settlement that created the nearly $1.8 billion settlement fund. 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 Tina Kraja, Anna Yukhananov, Mohamad ElBardicy and Lindsay Totty. 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. (0:00) Introduction (01:57) Israel Pushes Deeper Into Lebanon (05:37) Immigration Bill Stalled (08:58) Anti-weaponization Fund 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":"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 re…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":784,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/up-first-from-npr-7816123/episodes/israel-pushes-deeper-into-lebanon-immigration-bill-stalled-anti-weaponization-fund/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/israel-pushes-deeper-into-lebanon-immigration-bill-stalled-anti-weaponization-fund.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}