Leila Fadel
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Sep 16, 2026
A MartínezHOST
How much more expensive could borrowing get?
Leila FadelHOST
I'm Leila Fadel, that's A Martinez, and this is Up First from NPR News.
Leila FadelHOST
Two new reports put the cost of the Iran war above thirty billion dollars.
Leila FadelHOST
They also detail the damage to US bases from Iranian attacks and shortages of key weapons.
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A MartínezHOST
[upbeat music] And that's Up First for Wednesday, September 16th.
A MartínezHOST
I'm A Martinez.
Leila FadelHOST
And I'm Leila Fadel.
Leila FadelHOST
Today's episode of Up First was edited by Rafael Nam, Andrew Sussman, Steve Drummond, Mohammed El Bardisi, and Alice Wolfie.
Leila FadelHOST
He's framing the issue as a race against China while selling them the chips they need to develop AI.
A MartínezHOST
I'm Miguel Martinez, that's Leila Fadel, and this is Up First from NPR News.
A MartínezHOST
[intro music] The Supreme Court rejected President Trump's push for new mail-in voting restrictions.
A MartínezHOST
Voting by mail has already started in several states.
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Anastasia TsioulcasCORRESPONDENT
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Leila FadelHOST
And that's Up First for Tuesday, September 15th.
Leila FadelHOST
I'm Leila Fadel.
A MartínezHOST
And me, Martinez.
A MartínezHOST
They warn the technology is advancing faster than they can keep it safe, but President Trump says he doesn't want to lose the AI race with China.
Leila FadelHOST
I'm Leila Fadel, that's A Martinez, and this is Up First from NPR News.
Leila FadelHOST
[gentle music] Talks between Iran and Gulf countries over the Strait of Hormuz are postponed.
Leila FadelHOST
Attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure are driving oil prices even higher as Gulf countries are looking for a way to keep their oil moving.
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A MartínezHOST
[upbeat music] And that's Up First for Monday, September 14th.
A MartínezHOST
I'm A Martinez.
Leila FadelHOST
And I'm Leila Fadel.
Leila FadelHOST
Today's episode of Up First was edited by Rafael Naim, Anna Yukhananov, Tina Kraka, Mohamed El-Bartisi, and H.J. Mai.
Michel MartinHOST
Are Gulf countries rethinking whether hosting American forces makes them safer?
Leila FadelHOST
I'm Leila Fadel, that's Michelle Martin, and this is Up First from NPR News.
Leila FadelHOST
The UK, Canada, and France are moving to ban imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
Leila FadelHOST
Britain says settler violence there amounts to ethnic cleansing.
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Michel MartinHOST
And that's UP First for Wednesday, September 9th.
Michel MartinHOST
I'm Michelle Martin.
Leila FadelHOST
And I'm Leila Fadel.
Leila FadelHOST
Today's episode of UP First was edited by Miguel Macias, Tina Kraka, Claire Lombardo, Mohamed El Bardisi, and Alice Wolfley.
Leila FadelHOST
Both sides have stopped talking, so how does this trade war end?
Steve InskeepHOST
I'm Steve Inskeep with Leila Fadel, and this is Up First from NPR News.
Steve InskeepHOST
[gentle music] Republicans are meeting this week in Texas for something they're calling Trumpapalooza.
Steve InskeepHOST
The president is headlining an unconventional convention, calling his base voters' attention to himself for the midterms.
Michel MartinHOST
Five people are dead and five others are injured after the plane overran the runway and smashed into multiple vehicles.
Leila FadelHOST
I'm Leila Fadel, that's Michelle Martin, and this is Up First from NPR News.
Leila FadelHOST
[intro music] President Trump's envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, went to Kyiv for the first time since Russia's full-scale invasion.
Leila FadelHOST
They arrived from Moscow and said they want peace talks to restart.
12 MINS LATER
Michel MartinHOST
[upbeat music] And that's Up First for Monday, September 7th.
Michel MartinHOST
I'm Michelle Martin.
Leila FadelHOST
And I'm Leila Fadel.
Leila FadelHOST
Today's episode of Up First was edited by Miguel Macias, Tina Kraka, Mohammed El Barдеci, and Lindsay Tadi.
Leila FadelHOST
Iran fired back at American bases, so where is this conflict headed?
Steve InskeepHOST
I'm Steve Inskeep with Leila Fadel, and this is Up First from NPR News.
Steve InskeepHOST
[upbeat music] The midterms are two months away, and President Trump is under pressure to bring down gas prices.
Steve InskeepHOST
He met with oil executives and is banking on a new deal with Venezuela, neither of which seems likely to lower prices before November.
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Sage MillerCORRESPONDENT
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Leila FadelHOST
And that's Up First for Wednesday, September 2nd.
Leila FadelHOST
I'm Leila Fadel.
Steve InskeepHOST
Indeed, you are, and I'm Steve Inskeep.
A MartínezHOST
By that time, the ballroom might be nearly finished.
Leila FadelHOST
I'm Leila Fadel, that's A Martinez, and this is Up First from NPR News.
Leila FadelHOST
[instrumental music] The Secretary of the Army, Don Driscoll, resigned after 18 months on the job.
Leila FadelHOST
The Army's top civilian leader didn't like the purging of senior generals to install loyalists, among other things.
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A MartínezHOST
[upbeat music] And that's Up First for Tuesday, September first.
A MartínezHOST
I'm Martinez.
Leila FadelHOST
And I'm Leila Fadel.
Leila FadelHOST
Today's episode of Up First was edited by Anna Yukhananov, Andrew Sussman, Rafael Nam, Mohammed Al Bartisi, and Alice Wolfley.
Leila FadelHOST
The plan depends on an unelected government staying in power, so what happens to the push for democracy in Venezuela?
A MartínezHOST
I'm A Martinez, that is Leila Fadel, and this is Up First from NPR News.
A MartínezHOST
The war with Iran is flaring up again.
A MartínezHOST
The US struck Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz, its first attack in a month.
13 MINS LATER
Leila FadelHOST
Listen to The Sunday Story in the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.
Leila FadelHOST
[gentle music] And that's Up First for Monday, August 31st.
Leila FadelHOST
I'm Leila Fadel.
A MartínezHOST
And I'm A Martinez.
Scott DetrowHOST
Here is the latest from NPR.
Leila FadelCORRESPONDENT
From NPR News, I'm Leila Fadel.
Leila FadelCORRESPONDENT
The South Carolina race to succeed the late US Senator Lindsey Graham sees another election day today.
Leila FadelCORRESPONDENT
Neither Senator Darleen Graham nor Congressman Ralph Norman won enough votes two weeks ago to avoid this runoff.
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