Leila Faldin

My headphones fell off.

Oh, no.

Ouch.

Reacting to Sarah.

I agree with you, Sarah.

Too early for them, but he's on Pacific Time, so is it too late for them?

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President Trump met with Ukraine's president on Sunday after he had spoken with the Russian leader.

Trump insisted Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed, but Russia kept up attacks over the weekend, so is Moscow really willing to make peace?

I'm Leila Fadil, that's Michelle Martin, and this is Up First from NPR News.

Israel's prime minister is meeting President Trump today at a time where there's still so much to be done to get to peace in Gaza.

Will the meeting lead to the next phase in the plan to permanently end the war?

And after a year of government funding freezes and policy reversals, groups that help millions of Americans say they are operating in constant uncertainty.

When we got that news, we were in immediate panic.

emergency response mode.

Like, what are we going to do?

What does that mean for people who rely on those programs?