Suzanne Nuyen
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Thursday

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is working to contain a revolt by hard-line members of his party that could threaten his job as speaker and a potential government shutdown. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption

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Up First briefing: House budget dispute; Zelenskyy in D.C.; Simone Biles makes history

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Wednesday

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the American Bar Association annual meeting on August 7 in Denver. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption

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Up First Briefing: Garland testifies; interest rate update; depression-fighting habits

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Friday

UAW President Shawn Fain speaks as UAW members and their supporters gather for Solidarity Sunday at the UAW Region 1 office in Warren, Mich., on Aug. 20. The UAW has started an unprecedented strike against all three big automakers. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Up First briefing: UAW strike; Birmingham church bombing anniversary; NPR news quiz

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Thursday

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, and other senators arrive at the chamber for votes at the U.S. Capitol on September 6. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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Up First briefing: Romney won't run again; prepare for hurricanes; immigration growth

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Wednesday

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks at the Capitol on Tuesday. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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J. Scott Applewhite/AP

Up First briefing: Biden impeachment inquiry; Libya flood; ineffective decongestants

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Tuesday

Google is headed to trial in Washington D.C., where it will defend itself over the Justice Department's claims that it abused its monopoly power in its search engine business. Leon Neal/Getty Images hide caption

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Up First Briefing: Google on trial; Kim Jong Un in Russia; green comet sighting

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Thursday

Sudanese refugees settle temporarily in the town of Adré in Chad along the border of Sudan. Thousands have fled the fighting in Sudan seeking safety in Chad. H.J. Mai/NPR hide caption

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Up First briefing: Sudan's humanitarian crisis; Texas floating border; office jargon

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Wednesday

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference at the Beijing American Center of the US Embassy in Beijing on June 19. Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Up First briefing: Blinken in Ukraine; ex-Proud Boys leader sentenced; new COVID data

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Tuesday

Lawmakers have a narrow window to approve a stopgap funding measure and avoid a possible government shutdown beginning in October. Leaders of the House and Senate say a temporary spending bill is needed to work on yearlong bills. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Up First briefing: Senate returns; Ken Paxton trial; Turkey archeological finds

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Friday

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Up First briefing: Labor Day travel; 9/11 trial; best summer video games

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Thursday

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, is joined by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch, R-Idaho, right, on July 27. On Wednesday McConnell appeared to freeze while talking to reporters at a Kentucky event. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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J. Scott Applewhite/AP

Up First briefing: McConnell freezes again; Johannesburg fire, Idalia aftermath

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Wednesday

People are shown at the beach in Tampa, Florida, on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023 as the city prepares for Hurricane Idalia. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP hide caption

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Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP

Up First briefing: Hurricane Idalia; Proud Boys; Spanish Soccer controversy

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Tuesday

Members of the Tampa, Fla., Parks and Recreation Department help residents with sandbags on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. Residents along Florida's gulf coast are making preparations for the effects of Tropical Storm Idalia. Chris O'Meara/AP hide caption

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Up First briefing: Florida evacuations; summer COVID wave; how to beat jet lag

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Monday

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan. Chutkan has been assigned to the election fraud case against former President Donald Trump. AP hide caption

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Up First briefing: Trump trial date expected; Jacksonville shooting; Maui surf lessons

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Friday

Former President Donald Trump's booking photo was released after he was booked in Atlanta. Fulton County Sheriff's Office hide caption

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Fulton County Sheriff's Office

Up First briefing: Trump's busy week; extremism in a hit song; 'miracle' Lahaina house

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Friday

Members of an honor guard stand at attention for the arrival of the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi to Camp David on June 26, 2008. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated Press hide caption

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Up First briefing: Biden at Camp David; mortgage rates jump; NPR news quiz

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Thursday

A patient prepares to take mifepristone, for a medication abortion. A federal appeals court ruled to impose new restrictions on the drug Wednesday but the ruling will not take effect until the Supreme Court weighs in. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption

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Up First briefing: Mifepristone ruling; summer COVID tips; Rainn Wilson gets spiritual

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Wednesday

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Erie, Pa., on July 29. Joed Viera/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Up First briefing: Trump's GOP support; ICE detention conditions; Senate selfie quest

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Tuesday

Former President Donald Trump listens as he is introduced to speak at the South Carolina Statehouse, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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Up First briefing: Trump's Georgia indictment; DA Fani Willis; microbes and kimchi

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Monday

Davilynn Severson and Hano Ganer look for belongings through the ashes of their family's home on Friday in the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, in western Maui, Hawaii. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Up First briefing: Maui fire rescue; Alabama voting districts; no more boring salads

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Friday

An aerial view shows the historic banyan tree, along with destroyed homes, boats and buildings in the historic Lahaina town in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui on Thursday. Patric T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Up First briefing: Hawaii fire damage repair could take years; how to see the Perseids

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Thursday

This photo provided by County of Maui shows fire and smoke filling the sky from wildfires near the Lahaina Bypass in Maui, Hawaii, on Tuesday. Zeke Kalua/County of Maui via AP hide caption

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Up First briefing: Wildfires ravage Maui; meet the Women's World Cup quarterfinalists

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Wednesday

A screenshot from one of the videos of the brawl in Montgomery, Ala., on Saturday. The video shows a fight that broke out between an apparent dock worker and several men who appeared to be parking their pontoon boat in a space reserved for the city's riverboat. @Josh_Moon / Screenshot by NPR hide caption

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Up First briefing: 3 charged in Montgomery brawl; David Hogg's young leaders PAC

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Tuesday

A portion of Grand Canyon National Park and the newly designated Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument Ryan Heinsius/KNAU hide caption

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Up First Briefing: Biden's Grand Canyon national monument; health tips from Japan.

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