Suzanne Nuyen
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Friday

Government funding runs out at the end of the day on Sept. 30, meaning many federal government services will halt until funding resumes. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Thursday

Republican presidential candidates, from left, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and former Vice President Mike Pence, at a debate hosted by FOX Business and Univision, Wednesday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. Mark Terrill/AP hide caption

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Up First briefing: Biden impeachment inquiry; GOP debate takeaways; get more fiber

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Wednesday

President Trump skipped the first Republican debate on August 23, 2023 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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Up First briefing: Trump skips GOP debate; FTC sues Amazon; prepare for student loans

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Tuesday

With the General Motors world headquarters in the background, United Auto Workers members attend a solidarity rally as the UAW strikes the Big Three automakers on Sept. 15 in Detroit. President Biden will join the workers in solidarity on Tuesday. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images hide caption

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Up First briefing: Biden visits UAW; Congress tackles shutdown; Olympic doping hearing

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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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Tuesday

U.S. citizens Siamak Namazi (back), Emad Sharqi (left) and Morad Tahbaz (center) disembark from a Qatari jet on their arrival at the Doha International Airport on Monday. Karim Jaafar/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Up First briefing: Americans freed from Iran; Biden to address U.N.; history of umami

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Monday

Thousands of activists, indigenous groups, students and others take to the streets of New York for the March to End Fossil Fuels protest on Sunday, Sept. 17, in New York. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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Up First briefing: U.N. and climate change; UAW strike Day 4; Barrymore pauses show

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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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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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