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Chapter 1: What is the focus of the Up First podcast?
Hey, it's A. Martinez. I work on a news show. And yeah, the news can feel like a lot on any given day. But you just can't ignore las noticias when important world-changing events are happening. So that is where the Up First podcast comes in. Every single morning in under 15 minutes, we take the news and boil it down to three essential stories so you can keep up without feeling stressed out.
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Chapter 2: Why is the U.S. pausing intelligence sharing with Ukraine?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. Word of a pause in intelligence sharing by the U.S. with Ukraine is concerning some lawmakers, that even as some Trump administration officials say they do not believe the move is permanent. The pause comes as the Trump administration seeks to force Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky back to the bargaining table on Trump's terms.
NPR's Tom Bowman has more.
U.S. officials, including National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, they've indicated that a pause might be short-lived if President Trump determines Ukraine is serious about moving forward with peace talks. But the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, said cutting off intelligence support to our Ukrainian partners will cost lives.
NPR's Tom Bowman, the administration has also halted military aid to Kyiv, underscoring President Trump's willingness to play hardball and his shift to a more conciliatory approach toward Moscow. Vice President J.D. Vance traveled to the southern border to highlight the Trump administration's efforts to reduce illegal crossings and drug trafficking.
Chapter 3: What are the implications of halted military aid to Kyiv?
NPR's Franco Ordonez reports he was joined by the Defense Secretary and Director of National Intelligence.
Chapter 4: How is the Trump administration addressing border security?
The trip followed President Trump's joint address to Congress where he touted a dramatic crackdown in border crossings. Vice President Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard received a helicopter tour of the Eagle Pass area on the border and also met with local law enforcement.
Every single day that we continue to keep this border safe, that means less migrant crime, that means less fentanyl coming into our communities, that means more safety and security for the people of the United States of America.
Vance defended the administration against questions about interior enforcement. He said they are working on a plan to make it easier for those here illegally to return of their own accord. But he did not give details. Franco Ordonez, NPR News.
U.S. automakers are breathing a sigh of relief after President Trump said he'll give them a tariffs reprieve. Wall Street investors apparently also relieved. NPR's Maria Aspin is more.
Chapter 5: What is the impact of Trump's tariff decision on automakers?
President Trump is giving U.S. car companies one more month without his new tariffs. He's imposed 25 percent taxes on goods imported from Mexico and Canada, but he told the big three automakers that they will be exempt until April 2nd. The U.S. auto industry has been vocally opposed to Trump's tariffs.
Car companies warn that they will create major disruptions to their North American supply chains, and analysts say the end result will be much higher prices for consumers. Shares of Ford, GM and other car companies rose after plunging earlier this week. However, the reprieve is still only temporary.
According to the White House, Trump also warned automakers that they would need to start moving production to the United States. Maria Aspin, NPR News, New York.
On Wall Street, the Dow, the Nasdaq and the S&P all climbed more than 1% today. You're listening to NPR. The Trump administration put out a list of some 440 federal properties it's identified as either up for sale or closure, though just hours later the list came down with fewer properties listed, and by this morning it was pulled entirely.
Among the properties initially identified as being deemed not core to government operations, the FBI headquarters and the main Department of Justice building, General Services Administration, which put out the list, did not respond to questions about changes.
Southern Californians facing a long recovery from wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes and other structures in January continue to recover. LAS Evan Jacoby brings us the story of a group of volunteers racing to save treasures that might have otherwise been overlooked. Historic handmade tiles on chimneys left behind in the carnage.
Phase two of Altadena's cleanup process is underway, where lots will be bulldozed. Eric Garland co-founded the volunteer group Save the Tiles.
What will be lost is not only the very last of old Altadena, but for that homeowner, beautiful handmade art from over a century ago.
Many tiles were made by Ernest Batchelder, whose pieces are collected in architecture museums throughout the country. But Stanley Zucker, another co-founder of Save the Tiles, says their value isn't just in art history. Everything on this lot that was important to them has been channeled into the tiles. The group hopes to rescue tile for over 200 homeowners.
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