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Campaign signs sit next to a road in Rockport, Maine. Graham Platner is expected to be the Democratic nominee and would face off against incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins in the general election. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images The outcome of a pivotal Senate race in Maine could hinge on

Republicans Push Immigration Funding, Trump Gives Iran More Time, Castro Charged 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 Republicans in Congress are racing to approve

Harvard professor Sean Eddy, whose federal funding was terminated by the Trump administration last year, describes the loss as a "10-year hit to a lab." Jodi Hilton for NPR hide caption toggle caption Jodi Hilton for NPR Standing in his laboratory, Harvard professor Sean Eddy gazes at a row of vacant work stations. More than

The property once owned by Jeffrey Epstein and that he called the Zorro Ranch outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico, in March. Roberto E. Rosales/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Roberto E. Rosales/Getty Images North America On International Women's Day in March, hundreds of protesters caravanned out to a spot in the desert

President Donald Trump has twice suggested, since his summit with China’s President Xi Jinping in Beijing last week, that he may speak with Taiwan’s President William Lai Ching-te. That would mark the first direct contact between leaders of the governments since the US switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 1979. It remains committed

House Financial Services Committee ranking member Rep. Maxine Waters, D-CA., and Chair French Hill, R-AR., listen to a hearing on Capitol Hill on June 24, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Stay up to date with our Up First newsletter sent every weekday morning. Republicans and Democrats in the House

D.O.J. gave Trump and his family immunity from tax audits and set up a $1.8 billion fund for victims of "government weaponization." Former government lawyer Andrew Weissmann explains the settlement.

The footage lasts just three minutes. An Israeli flag flies over a position in the village of al-Bayada, in occupied southern Lebanon. One drone approaches the flagpole while another observes from above. The flag falls after the impact. The final frame displays a digitally rendered, torn Israeli flag with the words: “Al-Bayada does not welcome

Minnesota has enacted the most far-reaching crackdown on massively popular services like Kalshi and Polymarket. Steve Karnowski/Associated Press hide caption toggle caption Steve Karnowski/Associated Press Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has signed the nation's first law banning prediction market sites from operating in the state, the most far-reaching crackdown on massively popular services like Kalshi and

A nurse checks a patient's blood pressure. kieferpix/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption kieferpix/Getty Images A coalition of 24 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday challenging a Trump administration rule that limits access to federal student loans for borrowers earning a graduate degree in several popular, healthcare-related fields.