Leila Fadel

A White House official told NPR the administration wants to review the aid to see if it is contributing to peace. The decision comes after President Trump and Vice President Vance berated Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in an Oval Office meeting last Friday.

A White House official told NPR the administration wants to review the aid to see if it is contributing to peace. The decision comes after President Trump and Vice President Vance berated Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in an Oval Office meeting last Friday.

A White House official told NPR the administration wants to review the aid to see if it is contributing to peace. The decision comes after President Trump and Vice President Vance berated Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in an Oval Office meeting last Friday.

Yeah, it's the first such address of his term, so it's not formally called the State of the Union, but it will have all the pomp and gravity of that kind of speech. This is one of the president's most visible moments of the year. It usually has a big primetime television audience, and it comes as Trump has been upending longstanding norms of American government and diplomacy.

Yeah, it's the first such address of his term, so it's not formally called the State of the Union, but it will have all the pomp and gravity of that kind of speech. This is one of the president's most visible moments of the year. It usually has a big primetime television audience, and it comes as Trump has been upending longstanding norms of American government and diplomacy.

Yeah, it's the first such address of his term, so it's not formally called the State of the Union, but it will have all the pomp and gravity of that kind of speech. This is one of the president's most visible moments of the year. It usually has a big primetime television audience, and it comes as Trump has been upending longstanding norms of American government and diplomacy.

The reason given for these tariffs? The White House says it wants to stop the flow of fentanyl, going into the U.S. from these countries. When it comes to Canada and Mexico, border security is also one of President Trump's main motivations.

The reason given for these tariffs? The White House says it wants to stop the flow of fentanyl, going into the U.S. from these countries. When it comes to Canada and Mexico, border security is also one of President Trump's main motivations.

The reason given for these tariffs? The White House says it wants to stop the flow of fentanyl, going into the U.S. from these countries. When it comes to Canada and Mexico, border security is also one of President Trump's main motivations.

And that's Up First for Tuesday, March 4th. I'm Michelle Martin. And I'm Layla Faudel. Thank you for listening to Up First. You can find more in-depth coverage of the stories we talked about today and so much more on NPR's Morning Edition, the radio show that Michelle Martin, Steve Inskeep, A. Martinez, and I host. Find Morning Edition on your local NPR station at stations.npr.org.

And that's Up First for Tuesday, March 4th. I'm Michelle Martin. And I'm Layla Faudel. Thank you for listening to Up First. You can find more in-depth coverage of the stories we talked about today and so much more on NPR's Morning Edition, the radio show that Michelle Martin, Steve Inskeep, A. Martinez, and I host. Find Morning Edition on your local NPR station at stations.npr.org.

And that's Up First for Tuesday, March 4th. I'm Michelle Martin. And I'm Layla Faudel. Thank you for listening to Up First. You can find more in-depth coverage of the stories we talked about today and so much more on NPR's Morning Edition, the radio show that Michelle Martin, Steve Inskeep, A. Martinez, and I host. Find Morning Edition on your local NPR station at stations.npr.org.

You better join us again tomorrow.

You better join us again tomorrow.

You better join us again tomorrow.

After Ukraine's president was berated at the White House, he gets a very different reception in London.

After Ukraine's president was berated at the White House, he gets a very different reception in London.

After Ukraine's president was berated at the White House, he gets a very different reception in London.

With the U.S. possibly turning on its ally, can Europe hold off Russia? I'm Michelle Martin, that's Leila Fadl, and this is Up First from NPR News. Israel stops all aid to Gaza as the first phase of the ceasefire agreement ended this weekend. Israel wants to continue the hostage for prisoner exchanges, but Hamas wants to move to phase two, Israeli troop withdrawal. Can the ceasefire hold?

With the U.S. possibly turning on its ally, can Europe hold off Russia? I'm Michelle Martin, that's Leila Fadl, and this is Up First from NPR News. Israel stops all aid to Gaza as the first phase of the ceasefire agreement ended this weekend. Israel wants to continue the hostage for prisoner exchanges, but Hamas wants to move to phase two, Israeli troop withdrawal. Can the ceasefire hold?