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And we have this question now that comes up whenever somebody who's extremely famous is put on trial. How do you select a jury for a case like this where so many people have probably heard something about it?
Really interesting. So if he is convicted, how long could he go to prison?
Really interesting. So if he is convicted, how long could he go to prison?
Really interesting. So if he is convicted, how long could he go to prison?
Man in his mid-50s. Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, thanks so much.
Man in his mid-50s. Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, thanks so much.
Man in his mid-50s. Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, thanks so much.
And that's up first for this Monday, May 5th. I'm Steve Inske.
And that's up first for this Monday, May 5th. I'm Steve Inske.
And that's up first for this Monday, May 5th. I'm Steve Inske.
Today's Up First was edited by Krishna Dev Kalamar, Carrie Kahn, Jacob Ganz, Jenea Williams, and Alice Wolfley. It was produced by Katie Klein, Neo DeMoss, and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Martha Laurent, and our technical director is Zach Coleman. Join us again tomorrow.
Today's Up First was edited by Krishna Dev Kalamar, Carrie Kahn, Jacob Ganz, Jenea Williams, and Alice Wolfley. It was produced by Katie Klein, Neo DeMoss, and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Martha Laurent, and our technical director is Zach Coleman. Join us again tomorrow.
Today's Up First was edited by Krishna Dev Kalamar, Carrie Kahn, Jacob Ganz, Jenea Williams, and Alice Wolfley. It was produced by Katie Klein, Neo DeMoss, and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Martha Laurent, and our technical director is Zach Coleman. Join us again tomorrow.
There is certainly economic anxiety. You see that in the polling. New figures from the Commerce Department last week also showed that the U.S. economy shrank during the first three months of this year. You know, broadly, I will say President Trump believes that economists were wrong about the negative consequences of tariffs in his first term. And so he's trying to sort of cast doubt.
There is certainly economic anxiety. You see that in the polling. New figures from the Commerce Department last week also showed that the U.S. economy shrank during the first three months of this year. You know, broadly, I will say President Trump believes that economists were wrong about the negative consequences of tariffs in his first term. And so he's trying to sort of cast doubt.
I've heard this from the White House about some of the foreboding messages from economists now. But to be clear, Trump's tariffs now, this time around, are much steeper. than what he put in place in 2018.
I've heard this from the White House about some of the foreboding messages from economists now. But to be clear, Trump's tariffs now, this time around, are much steeper. than what he put in place in 2018.
Waltz had come under pressure the last several weeks after he accidentally invited a journalist to a private text chat among Trump administration officials about military strikes on the Houthis in Yemen. In public, the president defended Waltz and downplayed the incident. Even in making this announcement, the president praised Waltz for putting the nation's interests first.
Waltz had come under pressure the last several weeks after he accidentally invited a journalist to a private text chat among Trump administration officials about military strikes on the Houthis in Yemen. In public, the president defended Waltz and downplayed the incident. Even in making this announcement, the president praised Waltz for putting the nation's interests first.
This is the first major personnel shakeup of Trump's second term. The president made the announcement on his social media site, saying that in the interim, Marco Rubio will be national security advisor, in addition to his existing job as the secretary of state. Asma Khalid, NPR News, the White House.