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Jane Araf

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NPR News Now
NPR News: 10-13-2025 2AM EDT

It's still unclear who will govern Gaza and who will pay for reconstruction.

NPR News Now
NPR News: 10-13-2025 2AM EDT

And most Arab countries are insistent that this has to be the start of a process that leads to a Palestinian state, but...

NPR News Now
NPR News: 10-13-2025 2AM EDT

That's unlikely to be hammered out at this summit.

NPR News Now
NPR News: 10-12-2025 11PM EDT

He's going to address Israeli parliament, and he'll meet hostage families, families of the Israeli hostages, and then he'll travel to Sharm el-Sheikh, the Egyptian Red Sea resort, where he will co-host a summit with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

NPR News Now
NPR News: 10-12-2025 11PM EDT

El-Sisi is calling it a peace summit.

NPR News Now
NPR News: 10-12-2025 11PM EDT

There are leaders of almost 20 countries and organizations invited, including regional and European heads of state.

Up First from NPR
Ukrainian Drone Strikes, Senate Budget Bill, Colorado Attack

That's right, A, and we just expect a lot more of the same, but just multiply the intensity as Republicans in the Senate have a very different balancing act than the House. And Senate Republicans can only lose three votes to get this across the finish line. We're hearing some already raising concerns about provisions in this bill.

Up First from NPR
Ukrainian Drone Strikes, Senate Budget Bill, Colorado Attack

That's right, A, and we just expect a lot more of the same, but just multiply the intensity as Republicans in the Senate have a very different balancing act than the House. And Senate Republicans can only lose three votes to get this across the finish line. We're hearing some already raising concerns about provisions in this bill.

Up First from NPR
Ukrainian Drone Strikes, Senate Budget Bill, Colorado Attack

That's right, A, and we just expect a lot more of the same, but just multiply the intensity as Republicans in the Senate have a very different balancing act than the House. And Senate Republicans can only lose three votes to get this across the finish line. We're hearing some already raising concerns about provisions in this bill.

Up First from NPR
Ukrainian Drone Strikes, Senate Budget Bill, Colorado Attack

And the upper chamber also faces tougher procedural hurdles that could shape the final version of this plan. So we expect some pretty tough negotiations to get this done by their July 4th deadline, which, by the way, is driven in part by the bill's provision to lift the federal debt limit. And that's got to happen this summer to avoid a catastrophic financial default.

Up First from NPR
Ukrainian Drone Strikes, Senate Budget Bill, Colorado Attack

And the upper chamber also faces tougher procedural hurdles that could shape the final version of this plan. So we expect some pretty tough negotiations to get this done by their July 4th deadline, which, by the way, is driven in part by the bill's provision to lift the federal debt limit. And that's got to happen this summer to avoid a catastrophic financial default.

Up First from NPR
Ukrainian Drone Strikes, Senate Budget Bill, Colorado Attack

And the upper chamber also faces tougher procedural hurdles that could shape the final version of this plan. So we expect some pretty tough negotiations to get this done by their July 4th deadline, which, by the way, is driven in part by the bill's provision to lift the federal debt limit. And that's got to happen this summer to avoid a catastrophic financial default.

Up First from NPR
Ukrainian Drone Strikes, Senate Budget Bill, Colorado Attack

Right. It extends tax cuts for individuals and businesses as part of a package that was passed under Trump's first term. And there's also a lot of his big campaign promises like eliminating taxes on tips and overtime pay. But this all comes with a pretty big price tag, more than $4 trillion. Right. So one area they're targeting for savings is cuts to Medicaid.

Up First from NPR
Ukrainian Drone Strikes, Senate Budget Bill, Colorado Attack

Right. It extends tax cuts for individuals and businesses as part of a package that was passed under Trump's first term. And there's also a lot of his big campaign promises like eliminating taxes on tips and overtime pay. But this all comes with a pretty big price tag, more than $4 trillion. Right. So one area they're targeting for savings is cuts to Medicaid.

Up First from NPR
Ukrainian Drone Strikes, Senate Budget Bill, Colorado Attack

Right. It extends tax cuts for individuals and businesses as part of a package that was passed under Trump's first term. And there's also a lot of his big campaign promises like eliminating taxes on tips and overtime pay. But this all comes with a pretty big price tag, more than $4 trillion. Right. So one area they're targeting for savings is cuts to Medicaid.

Up First from NPR
Ukrainian Drone Strikes, Senate Budget Bill, Colorado Attack

Deficit hawks want to see big reductions there that could lead to millions to lose coverage. That's a big red line for some senators like Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska. So a balancing act for Senate Majority Leader John Thune to navigate all these competing demands from his party and President Trump.

Up First from NPR
Ukrainian Drone Strikes, Senate Budget Bill, Colorado Attack

Deficit hawks want to see big reductions there that could lead to millions to lose coverage. That's a big red line for some senators like Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska. So a balancing act for Senate Majority Leader John Thune to navigate all these competing demands from his party and President Trump.

Up First from NPR
Ukrainian Drone Strikes, Senate Budget Bill, Colorado Attack

Deficit hawks want to see big reductions there that could lead to millions to lose coverage. That's a big red line for some senators like Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska. So a balancing act for Senate Majority Leader John Thune to navigate all these competing demands from his party and President Trump.

Up First from NPR
Ukrainian Drone Strikes, Senate Budget Bill, Colorado Attack

Well, I'm told that about 60% or more of this bill is going to stay intact. But when we talk about these bigger pieces of the plan, such as changes to Medicaid, that's likely the largest fight that Senate Republicans will face. And given those concerns, we expect to see resistance to deep cuts to Medicaid from more moderate Senate Republicans.

Up First from NPR
Ukrainian Drone Strikes, Senate Budget Bill, Colorado Attack

Well, I'm told that about 60% or more of this bill is going to stay intact. But when we talk about these bigger pieces of the plan, such as changes to Medicaid, that's likely the largest fight that Senate Republicans will face. And given those concerns, we expect to see resistance to deep cuts to Medicaid from more moderate Senate Republicans.