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Today, the U.S. Senate will receive the article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump for inciting an insurrection. But the actual trial won't start for another two weeks. Why the delay? Logistics continue to be a challenge in the ...

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10.19.2020 Monday, October 19th, 2020 Over the weekend, President Trump was back on the road and rallying large raucous crowds in must-win states, while Joe Biden kept to a more measured campaign style with an eye on COVID precautions. As predicted, the arrival of cool ...
10.18.2020 Sunday, October 18, 2020 Election Day is just weeks away and millions of Americans have already voted. As Americans continue heading to the polls, NPR political reporters Juana Summers and Scott Detrow bring our Up First listeners this special report on all the issues ...
10.17.2020 Saturday, October 17, 2020 President Trump and Vice President Joe Biden appeal to seniors for their votes. Pfizer says it won't have data showing its COVID-19 vaccine is safe until late November, weeks after Election Day. France imposes new restrictions in hopes of curbing ...
10.16.2020 Friday, October 16, 2020 President Trump and former Vice President Biden held separate prime-time TV town halls Thursday evening. In tone and content they could hardly have been more different. US health experts warned of a rise in COVID-19 cases with the arrival of ...
10.15.2020 Thursday, October 15, 2020 President Trump and former Vice President Biden hold network TV town halls this evening. Nominee Amy Coney Barrett's testimony has wrapped up, but her confirmation hearings for Supreme Court justice continue today, featuring supporters and opponents of the nomination. Europe ...
10.14.2020 Wednesday, October 14, 2020 Senators will question Judge Amy Coney Barrett in day 3 of the confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court vacancy. Yesterday Barrett avoided answering how she would rule on abortion, gun control, and the Affordable Care Act. Also, the Supreme Court ...
10.13.2020 Tuesday, October 13, 2020 The Senate Judiciary Committee returns for day two of Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Also, California's government is ordering the state Republican party to remove unofficial ballot boxes that have been deemed illegal. And, NPR has ...
10.12.2020 Monday, October 12th, 2020 Confirmation hearings begin in the Senate today on Judge Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. President Trump returns to the campaign trail this week for the first time since announcing he'd tested positive for coronavirus. Gen. Mike ...
10.11.2020 BONUS: The Conspiracy Against Hip-Hop Hip-hop is America's most-consumed genre of music, and the United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world. What connects those facts? This bonus episode of Up First comes from NPR Music's new podcast, Louder Than A Riot. Rodney ...
10.10.2020 Saturday, October 10th, 2020 President Trump says he's feeling good and ready to get back on the campaign trail after testing positive for the coronavirus. But is it medically wise? A week after entering the hospital, he'll greet supporters at the White House, and ...
10.09.2020 Friday, October 9th, 2020 The alleged plot by militia members to kidnap Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer shines a light on domestic extremists in the state. Presidential debate organizers offered up a revised plan for upcoming debates, setting off a harsh exchange between the campaigns. ...
10.08.2020 Thursday, October 8th, 2020 The Vice Presidential candidates debated last night in Salt Lake City. The 9th Circuit has ruled in favor of extending the 2020 census deadline, but the White House will appeal it to the Supreme Court. And the Louisville Police Department ...
10.07.2020 Wednesday, October 7th, 2020 President Trump abruptly ended talks on a new economic relief package, saying they'd resume in a month, post-election. Vice President Mike Pence and VP candidate Kamala Harris prepare for tonight's debate in Utah. And legal actions over vote-by-mail are causing ...
10.06.2020 Tuesday, October 6th, 2020 Claiming a quick recovery from covid-19, President Trump checked out of Walter Reed National Medical Center on Monday, after just 3 days there. He'll continue medical treatment at the White House. An NPR investigation finds that US colleges are not ...
10.05.2020 Monday, October 5th, 2020 President Trump remains hospitalized with COVID-19 as questions persist about his case. Even as he and his doctors play down his condition, the treatment implies something more severe. And the Supreme Court begins a new term, with some major cases ...
10.03.2020 Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020 President Trump is at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center with "moderate" COVID-19 symptoms. The president has been treated with Remdesivir as well as a dose of an experimental cocktail, Regeneron. The public reacts to the news of Trump's diagnosis ...
10.02.2020 Friday, October 2, 2020 President Trump and the first lady, Melania Trump, have tested positive for the coronavirus. The president's physician says he will continue to conduct business while in isolation, but his campaign is having to make some adjustments with the election just ...
10.01.2020 Thursday, October 1, 2020 President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden wasted no time as they both returned to the campaign trail just five weeks before election day. The president is under tremendous pressure for not condemning white supremacy during Tuesday's chaotic debate. Also, ...
09.30.2020 Wednesday, September 30, 2020 The first presidential debate of the 2020 election was a chaotic night full of interruptions and schoolyard insults. Also, the president reiterated false claims about mail-in voting in the debate; his words may be influencing how people vote this fall. ...
09.29.2020 Tuesday, September 29, 2020 The New York Times report about the president's taxes will likely be a hot topic tonight as Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden face off on the debate stage for the first time. Also, infection rates are climbing at ...
09.28.2020 Monday, September 28, 2020 The New York Times says it's obtained about two decades worth of President Trump's financial records, showing he avoided paying taxes for years. Also, GOP leadership have been heavily promoting the president's pick to the Supreme Court, Judge Amy Coney ...
09.27.2020 Sunday, September 20, 2020 In this bonus episode of Code Switch, NPR's podcast about race and identity, hosts Shereen Marisol Meraji and Gene Demby find out how a police killing in Minneapolis in May lead people thousands of miles across the Atlantic Ocean to ...
09.26.2020 Saturday, Septermber 26, 2020 A conservative judge is tipped to be the nominee to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court. We look at the latest on COVID-19 vaccine trials. And the grand jury decision in killing of Breonna Taylor has lead ...
09.25.2020 Friday, September 25, 2020 The President is refusing to say he'll accept the results of the election, casting doubts about the legitimacy of the ballots. Also, protesters marched for a second night in Louisville, Kentucky calling for justice in the Breonna Taylor case. Kentucky's ...
09.24.2020 Thursday, September 24, 2020 Protest continue in cities around the country after a grand jury ruled that the actions of two police officers who shot at Breonna Taylor were justified. A third officer is charged with endangering her neighbors. Two officers were shot during ...
09.23.2020 Wednesday, September 23, 2020 Calculations have changed for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell as GOP Senators rally to fill the vacancy left by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Also, an NPR and Harvard University poll shows nearly half of Americans say they are ...
09.22.2020 Tuesday, September 22, 2020 President Trump said he's likely to announce his nominee to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court left by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by the weekend. Also, the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is meeting today ...
09.21.2020 Monday, September 21, 2020 The election is just 43 days away, President Trump and Senate Republicans are in a hurry to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. And, COVID cases are spiking again as the U.S. approaches the grim milestone of ...
09.20.2020 BONUS: Remembering Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, And Looking Ahead We're spending today remembering a titan of the law. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away Friday, leaving behind a towering legacy — and big questions about what comes next for the highest court in the land.
09.19.2020 Saturday, September 19, 2020 The leader of the liberal wing of the Supreme Court, and a champion of equal rights for women, has died from complications from pancreatic cancer. Many are mourning her death as both Republicans and Democrats prepare for a political battle ...
09.18.2020 Friday, September 18, 2020 President Trump says left-wing indoctrination in American schools is teaching kids to hate their country. He will sign an executive order to establish a commission promoting "patriotic education." The move is a reaction to a growing push by some academics ...
09.17.2020 Thursday, September 17, 2020 President Trump disputes the CDC director's testimony to congressional leaders on a coronavirus vaccine timeline and masks. Also, the spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services is taking a leave of absence after he falsely accused government scientists ...
09.16.2020 Wednesday, September 16, 2020 Six months into the Covid-19 pandemic, the US still doesn't have enough personal protective equipment. Also, a whistleblower complaint alleges that medical staff at an ICE detention center sterilized women without their informed consent. And, congressional report into two Boeing ...
09.15.2020 Tuesday, September 15, 2020 More than three million acres are burning in over twenty separate fires across the state of California. President Trump denies climate change is involved, despite warnings from climate experts that the worst is yet to come. Also, there are four ...
09.14.2020 Monday, September 14, 2020 Wildfires have burned millions of acres in California, Oregon and Washington state, killing at least 30 people. Also, All Things Considered co-host Mary Louise Kelly sat down with journalist Bob Woodward about his new book about President Trump entitled Rage. ...
09.13.2020 BONUS: No Compromise Discover a social media empire with an unapologetic vision of gun rights—generating millions of likes, follows, and dollars. From Guns & America, reporters Lisa Hagen of WABE and Chris Haxel of KCUR expose how three brothers from the most uncompromising ...
09.12.2020 Saturday, September 12, 2020 Half a million people in Oregon are under evacuation orders as fires advance to the suburbs of Portland and Salem. Campaign season is in full swing despite the pandemic, with one candidate is still holding rallies. Brexit talks look close ...
09.11.2020 Friday, September 11, 2020 Plumes of smoke clouds and bright red spots can be seen from space as deadly West Coast wildfires force hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. Also, the stalemate over a relief bill is dragging on in Congress as ...
09.10.2020 Thursday, September 10, 2020 Extreme heat and 50 mile per hour wind gusts are fueling major fires across 11 Western States. Two towns in Oregon are completely burned down. Also, the president told famous Watergate journalist Bob Woodward in early February that he believed ...
09.09.2020 Wednesday, September 9, 2020 The Justice Department intervenes to help the president in a defamation lawsuit brought by a woman who accused Trump of sexually assaulting her in the 90's. Also, the need for a coronavirus vaccine has become a key issue in the ...
09.08.2020 Tuesday, September 8, 2020 The Chair of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, says economic recovery is stronger than expected, but it'll only get harder as we learn to control the spread of the coronavirus. Also, rescue operations continue as firefighters in California are scrambling ...
09.07.2020 Monday, September 7, 2020 Health experts are warning that with Labor Day celebrations in full swing, the US could see another COVID-19 spike. Also, rescue operations continue after a record heat wave in California intensifies wildfires trapping campers in the Sierra National Forest this ...
09.05.2020 Saturday, September 5, 2020 President Trump denies he ever called those who served in the military "losers" and "suckers." Protests hit the 100-day mark in Portland, Ore., with more clashes expected this weekend. And a research group says nearly three million people could die ...
09.04.2020 Friday, September 4, 2020 Michael Reinoehl, the suspect of the fatal shooting of a supporter at a Pro-Trump caravan in Portland, Oregon was killed as law enforcement moved in to arrest him. Also, a second night of protests in Rochester, NY after body camera ...
09.03.2020 Thursday, September 3, 2020 Both President Trump and Vice President Biden are off to battleground states as they hit the campaign trail today. Trump will travel to Latrobe, Pennsylvania while Biden heads to Kenosha, Wisconsin. Also, protests erupt in Rochester, New York over the ...
09.02.2020 Wednesday, September 2, 2020 Facebook and Twitter crackdown on an online operation trying to influence the 2020 election. Also, a former top counterterrorism official from Trump's administration talks about how white supremacy is a growing threat in America and why she felt she had ...
09.01.2020 Tuesday, September 1, 2020 President Trump travels to Kenosha, Wisconsin to meet with law enforcement as protesters continue to call for police reform. Also, New York City schools were set to open next week, but one of the largest teachers unions in the country ...
08.31.2020 Monday, August 31, 2020 A man was shot and killed during a pro-Trump rally in Portland, Oregon on Saturday. President Trump and the city's mayor blame each other for escalating tensions. Also, Wisconsin's governor called on state lawmakers to meet Monday to discuss police ...
08.30.2020 BONUS: Summer Of Racial Reckoning: The Way Forward After George Floyd's killing, protesters called for defunding the police and brought down public symbols of racism. In the final part of our series, Summer of Racial Reckoning, civil rights leaders talk about the future of the movement.
08.29.2020 Saturday, August 29, 2020 The investigation into the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin ramps up. Thousands marched for racial justice in Washington DC on the 57th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr's "I have a dream" speech. And the recovery ...

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BONUS: No Compromise

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