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Trump Visits Disaster Zones, DEI and the Military, London Hacking Hearing
Fri, 24 Jan 2025
President Trump visits disaster zones; the Trump administration wants to end the military's diversity and anti-extremism programs; and an Israeli private eye is wanted by the U.S. for hacking.For 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 Jason Breslow, Diane Webber, Clare Lombardo, Olivia Hampton and Alice Woelfle. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas, Milton Guevara and Claire Murashima. 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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President Trump is heading to two disaster zones for his first trip since returning to the White House.
So how are politics getting involved in aid relief for California and North Carolina?
I'm Michelle Martin, that's A. Martinez, and this is Up First from NPR News. Trump is targeting the federal government's diversity programs. They got their start during the civil rights movement decades ago. And he also wants to get rid of efforts to investigate extremism in the military.
Things like focusing on extremism have created a climate inside our ranks that feel political when it hasn't ever been political.
How could all this change the ranks of the people charged with defending the country?
And the U.S. is seeking to extradite an Israeli private investigator accused of a hacking operation against American climate activists. Stay with us. We've got all the news you need to start your day.
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