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Today's episode of Up First was edited by Tara Neal, Eric Whitney, Kevin Drew, Jenea Williams, and Alice Wolfley. It was produced by Ziad Butch, Nia Dumas, and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Arthur Laurent, and our technical director is Carly Strange. Join us again tomorrow.

Today's episode of Up First was edited by Tara Neal, Eric Whitney, Kevin Drew, Jenea Williams, and Alice Wolfley. It was produced by Ziad Butch, Nia Dumas, and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Arthur Laurent, and our technical director is Carly Strange. Join us again tomorrow.

Today's episode of Up First was edited by Tara Neal, Eric Whitney, Kevin Drew, Jenea Williams, and Alice Wolfley. It was produced by Ziad Butch, Nia Dumas, and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Arthur Laurent, and our technical director is Carly Strange. Join us again tomorrow.

An email to every federal employee asked, what did you do last week? And Elon Musk threatened they would lose their jobs if they didn't answer. You can't interpret silence to be a resignation.

An email to every federal employee asked, what did you do last week? And Elon Musk threatened they would lose their jobs if they didn't answer. You can't interpret silence to be a resignation.

An email to every federal employee asked, what did you do last week? And Elon Musk threatened they would lose their jobs if they didn't answer. You can't interpret silence to be a resignation.

I'm Laila Faldin, that's A. Martinez, and this is Up First from NPR News. The leaders of France and Britain are visiting Washington this week on their agenda convincing President Trump not to abandon Ukraine. Can they sway him? Plus, conservatives won the German election and the country's far-right party made its strongest showing in decades.

I'm Laila Faldin, that's A. Martinez, and this is Up First from NPR News. The leaders of France and Britain are visiting Washington this week on their agenda convincing President Trump not to abandon Ukraine. Can they sway him? Plus, conservatives won the German election and the country's far-right party made its strongest showing in decades.

I'm Laila Faldin, that's A. Martinez, and this is Up First from NPR News. The leaders of France and Britain are visiting Washington this week on their agenda convincing President Trump not to abandon Ukraine. Can they sway him? Plus, conservatives won the German election and the country's far-right party made its strongest showing in decades.

The deadline was laid out in a three-line email sent Saturday from the Office of Personnel Management. Elon Musk, President Trump's cost-cutting chief, and an unelected billionaire threatened on X that failure to respond will be taken as a resignation.

The deadline was laid out in a three-line email sent Saturday from the Office of Personnel Management. Elon Musk, President Trump's cost-cutting chief, and an unelected billionaire threatened on X that failure to respond will be taken as a resignation.

The deadline was laid out in a three-line email sent Saturday from the Office of Personnel Management. Elon Musk, President Trump's cost-cutting chief, and an unelected billionaire threatened on X that failure to respond will be taken as a resignation.

Summerlin and others also question the legality of the demand. She says the Office of Personnel Management must respect the chain of command within government agencies.

Summerlin and others also question the legality of the demand. She says the Office of Personnel Management must respect the chain of command within government agencies.

Summerlin and others also question the legality of the demand. She says the Office of Personnel Management must respect the chain of command within government agencies.

On Sunday, OPM said the emails were part of the Trump administration's commitment to an efficient and accountable federal workforce.

On Sunday, OPM said the emails were part of the Trump administration's commitment to an efficient and accountable federal workforce.

On Sunday, OPM said the emails were part of the Trump administration's commitment to an efficient and accountable federal workforce.

Yeah, European leaders were stunned by President Trump's abrupt reversal of alliances last week. He accused Ukraine of starting the war with Russia. Ukraine did not start the war. And Trump called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a dictator while letting Russian President Vladimir Putin off the hook for its full-scale invasion of its neighbor.

Yeah, European leaders were stunned by President Trump's abrupt reversal of alliances last week. He accused Ukraine of starting the war with Russia. Ukraine did not start the war. And Trump called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a dictator while letting Russian President Vladimir Putin off the hook for its full-scale invasion of its neighbor.