At the last moment the US paused its trade wars with Canada and Mexico, the Trump administration is reportedly targeting the US Department of Education for closure and questions are being raised about the amount of government access given to Elon Musk and his DOGE entity.Want more comprehensive 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 Tara Neill, Brett Neely, Steven Drummond, Janaya Williams and Alice Woelfle. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Arthur Laurent. And our technical director is Carleigh Strange.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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A liquor store worker in Canada was just about to yank American bourbon off the shelf.
We felt betrayed. At the last moment, the U.S. paused its trade war. How's all this look from the U.S. ally to the North?
I'm Michelle Martin, that's Stephen Skipp, and this is Up First from NPR News. An ethics watchdog who criticized the first Trump administration now watches the second.
I've never seen the White House send their people into the agents this way in such an intrusive manner.
What is Elon Musk's authority for accessing Treasury Department records of almost everybody?
Also, NPR has details of President Trump's plans for the Department of Education. Closing a cabinet department requires an act of Congress, so he will ask for one. Stay with us. We've got the news you need to start your day.
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