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Today's episode of Up First was edited by Krishna Dev Kalamur, Carrie Khan, Kelsey Snell, Ali Schweitzer, and Alice Wolfley. It was produced by Ana Perez, Nia Dumas, and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Nisha Hainas, and our technical director is Carly Strange. Join us again tomorrow.

Today's episode of Up First was edited by Krishna Dev Kalamur, Carrie Khan, Kelsey Snell, Ali Schweitzer, and Alice Wolfley. It was produced by Ana Perez, Nia Dumas, and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Nisha Hainas, and our technical director is Carly Strange. Join us again tomorrow.

Now he's meeting with President Trump as the U.S. adopts a new stance towards Syria after the fall of Assad's regime.

Now he's meeting with President Trump as the U.S. adopts a new stance towards Syria after the fall of Assad's regime.

Now he's meeting with President Trump as the U.S. adopts a new stance towards Syria after the fall of Assad's regime.

And Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says his cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services are streamlining the agency. But are they, quote, making America healthy again? Lawmakers get a chance to ask today. Stay with us. We've got all the news you need to start your day.

And Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says his cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services are streamlining the agency. But are they, quote, making America healthy again? Lawmakers get a chance to ask today. Stay with us. We've got all the news you need to start your day.

And Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says his cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services are streamlining the agency. But are they, quote, making America healthy again? Lawmakers get a chance to ask today. Stay with us. We've got all the news you need to start your day.

President Trump is in Saudi Arabia. Yeah, he met in Riyadh with Syria's new leader, who just months ago was on the U.S. designated list of terrorists with a $10 million bounty on his head. The meeting comes after Trump saying he will lift decades of U.S. sanctions on Syria, the country's economy struggling following its civil war and the ouster of the Assad regime.

President Trump is in Saudi Arabia. Yeah, he met in Riyadh with Syria's new leader, who just months ago was on the U.S. designated list of terrorists with a $10 million bounty on his head. The meeting comes after Trump saying he will lift decades of U.S. sanctions on Syria, the country's economy struggling following its civil war and the ouster of the Assad regime.

President Trump is in Saudi Arabia. Yeah, he met in Riyadh with Syria's new leader, who just months ago was on the U.S. designated list of terrorists with a $10 million bounty on his head. The meeting comes after Trump saying he will lift decades of U.S. sanctions on Syria, the country's economy struggling following its civil war and the ouster of the Assad regime.

Efforts to pause or even end the war in Ukraine enter a new phase this Thursday.

Efforts to pause or even end the war in Ukraine enter a new phase this Thursday.

Efforts to pause or even end the war in Ukraine enter a new phase this Thursday.

NPR's Charles Maines is covering this story. He's online from Moscow. Charles, how do these talks even come about?

NPR's Charles Maines is covering this story. He's online from Moscow. Charles, how do these talks even come about?

NPR's Charles Maines is covering this story. He's online from Moscow. Charles, how do these talks even come about?

Show Trump? It makes it sound like they're almost competing for Trump's favor. I mean, is that what's happening here?

Show Trump? It makes it sound like they're almost competing for Trump's favor. I mean, is that what's happening here?

Show Trump? It makes it sound like they're almost competing for Trump's favor. I mean, is that what's happening here?