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NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with Tomas {TAHM-us} Philipson, a former senior economic adviser in President Trump’s first term, about the impact of the president’s wartime threats on the global economy. Source link
Iranians react after a ceasefire announcement at the Enqelab square, in Tehran, on April 8 2026. STR/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption STR/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. and Iran reached a ceasefire deal on Tuesday, less than two hours before the deadline President Trump imposed for Iran to meet his demands or … Read more
Lawmakers are currently on a scheduled recess but are weighing in on President Trump’s rhetoric on Iran. Zayrha Rodriguez/NPR hide caption toggle caption Zayrha Rodriguez/NPR Democratic lawmakers in Congress are decrying President Trump’s threats against Iran as extreme. Lawmakers remain out of Washington on a previously scheduled recess. Still, more than three dozen Democrats have … Read more
In Russia, protesting against the war in Ukraine can be dangerous. But one Russian poet living in Moscow, Vadim Dzyuba, is speaking out. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: The risks of protesting the government have been on the minds of many Americans lately. In Russia, those dangers take on extra weight amid the war in Ukraine and … Read more
In Russia, protesting against the war in Ukraine can be dangerous. But one Russian poet living in Moscow, Vadim Dzyuba, is speaking out. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: The risks of protesting the government have been on the minds of many Americans lately. In Russia, those dangers take on extra weight amid the war in Ukraine and … Read more
President Trump has backed down from his threat to wipe out Iran’s civilization and bomb its power plants by Tuesday night. Online, he said he agreed to suspend the bombing of Iran for two weeks. AILSA CHANG, HOST: President Trump has backed down from his threat to annihilate Iran’s civilization. Instead, he posted online that … Read more
Vice President JD Vance is in Budapest to join an election rally for incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ahead of Hungary’s election. Source link
Stay up to date with our Politics newsletter, sent weekly. President Trump repeated threats to Iran during his Monday press conference, which he opened by describing the successful rescue mission for the downed airman over the weekend. “The entire country can be taken out in one night and that night might be tomorrow night,” Trump … Read more
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories President Trump has set a new deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz. In a profane social media post, he … Read more
Israeli search and rescue personnel work at the site of a residential building destroyed in an Iranian strike in the northern city of Haifa on April 5, 2026. Ilia Yefimovich/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ilia Yefimovich/AFP via Getty Images Iran’s top officials pushed back Monday against President Trump’s deadline to open the … Read more