{"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":"Trump Warns GOP Over Ballroom Funding, Trump Gives Iran More Time, Castro Charged","slug":"trump-warns-gop-over-ballroom-funding-trump-gives-iran-more-time-castro-charged","published_at":"2026-05-21T09:52:32+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/up-first-from-npr-7816123/trump-warns-gop-over-ballroom-funding-trump-gives-iran-more-time-castro-charged","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/up-first-from-npr-7816123","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/trump-warns-gop-over-ballroom-funding-trump-gives-iran-more-time-castro-charged--72095666","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72095666/default.mp3","summary":"Republicans in Congress are racing to pass a $72 billion immigration enforcement package using budget reconciliation, but President Trump is furious that funding for his White House ballroom was blocked, escalating tensions with GOP lawmakers still recovering from his primary challenges. President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a tense call Tuesday over the direction of the war with Iran as Trump delayed a planned U.S. strike at the request of Gulf leaders concerned about next week’s Hajj pilgrimage. The U.S. has indicted former Cuban President Raul Castro for his alleged role in the 1996 downing of two planes that killed four Americans, part of the Trump administration’s intensifying pressure campaign on Cuba. 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, Tina Kraja, Krishnadev Calamur, Mohamad ElBardicy, and Adam Bearne. It was produced by Ziad Buchh and Nia Dumas. Our director is Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis. Our technical director is Carleigh Strange. And our deputy Executive Producer is Kelley Dickens. (0:00) Introduction (01:59) Trump Warns GOP Over Ballroom Funding (05:39) Trump Gives Iran More Time (09:34) Castro Charged 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":"Republicans in Congress are racing to pass a $72 billion immigration enforcement package using budget reconciliation, but President Trump is furious that…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":815,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/up-first-from-npr-7816123/episodes/trump-warns-gop-over-ballroom-funding-trump-gives-iran-more-time-castro-charged/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/trump-warns-gop-over-ballroom-funding-trump-gives-iran-more-time-castro-charged.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}