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Trump's Economic Message, DC Helicopter Crash Report, New Nuclear Regulations

28 Jan 2026

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President Trump takes his economic message to Iowa, trying to refocus on affordability after weeks of distractions ranging from Greenland to Venezuela and fallout from federal shootings in Minnesota.Nearly a year after a deadly midair collision near Washington, D.C., investigators say deep, systemic failures at the FAA allowed known risks to go unaddressed until it was too late.And NPR has obtained documents showing the Trump administration quietly loosened nuclear safety and environmental rules to fast-track new reactors, raising concerns about oversight and public trust.Want more analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Rebekah Metzler, Russell Lewis, Brett Neely, Mohamad ElBardicy, and Alice Woelfle.It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas, Ava Pukatch and Christopher Thomas.We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis. Our technical director is Stacey Abbott.Our Supervising Producer is HJ Mai.(0:00) Introduction(01:55) Trump Economic Message(05:43) DC Helicopter Crash Report(10:02) New Nuclear RegulationLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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