Wall Street's relief rally didn't last long as investors took stock of the latest developments in President Trump's trade war. House Republicans approved a budget narrowly after some pushback from conservatives, and the US Supreme Court says the Trump administration must "facilitate" the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador.
Today's episode of Up First was by Rafael Nam, Kelsey Snell, Julia Redpath, Jan Johnson and Janaya Williams. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Ben Abrams and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis. And our technical director is Carleigh Strange. Our Executive Producer is Jay Shaylor.
Today, the U.S. House passes a Trump-backed budget bill, Trump pauses (most of) the tariffs and signs an executive order on water pressure. All this and more!
What we know about a shocking helicopter crash in New York City, and the effort to bring home a Russian-American ballerina—imprisoned over a $52 donation.
Also, why the stock market plunged again, even after a historic rally and a positive inflation report.
Plus, a new goal of getting to the root cause of autism—in five months, a whistleblower’s testimony about Meta’s ties with China, and a star-studded Coachella music festival… as seen from your couch.
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Republicans go into full propaganda mode to sell Trump's reversal on tariffs as the culmination of a brilliant master strategy—until Trump himself admits it was just a reaction to the markets freaking out. Meanwhile, in one of his scariest, most authoritarian moves yet, Trump orders investigations into two former aides for the sin of criticizing him and telling the truth about the 2020 election. House Republicans manage to pass the Senate budget resolution, which calls for massive cuts to Medicaid to pay for Trump's billionaire tax cut. And the second act of the Resistance notches some meaningful wins on immigration and Social Security. Jon and Dan discuss why the market turmoil from Trump's tariffs will continue, the next steps for the GOP's budget plan, and how Democrats should be talking about all of it. Then, Dan is joined by physician, best-selling author, and public health expert Atul Gawande to talk about RFK Jr.'s mission to destroy the agency he now runs, and why he forced out the FDA's top vaccine regulator.
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Today on the show, we discuss why the IRS is sharing some taxpayer information, why bonds and stocks both fell, and how robots will replace you,or at least most of your chore wheel, in the near future.
Two new novels explore technology's increasing access to our most intimate thoughts. First, the protagonist in The Mechanics of Memory can't remember her last year. Hope has found herself in a too-perfect mental health facility where she participates in questionable treatment, some involving virtual reality. Audrey Lee's novel follows Hope as she slowly starts to recall pieces of her life and questions what to believe. In today's episode, Lee joins Here & Now's Scott Tong for a conversation about memory and identity – and the extent to which our memories are malleable. Then, a new book by Laila Lalami imagines a world in which dreams are surveilled through special implants designed to aid sleep. The Dream Hotel is about a woman who's pulled aside when her dreams indicate she's on the verge of committing a crime. In today's episode, Lalami speaks with NPR's Emily Kwong about coming face to face with the surveillance state and the author's efforts to untether herself from certain technology.
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In this week’s Progress Report, Zachary Karabell and Emma Varvaloucas highlight some truly global good news—stories that are too often buried under the avalanche of daily doomscrolling.
Emma brings data from the World Health Organization showing that maternal mortality has dropped by over 40% since 2000, with real success stories in sub-Saharan Africa. Then they shift to Japan, where the world’s first 3D printed train station was built and installed in just a week. Also, electric buses are quietly transforming city transit worldwide, from the Netherlands to Nigeria, with China leading the charge.
What Could Go Right? is produced by The Progress Network and The Podglomerate.
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A family from Spain is among the 6 people killed when a helicopter plummeted out of the sky into New York's Hudson River. After yesterday's relief rally, the markets plunge again on tariffs uncertainty. House Republicans narrowly pass a budget plan which calls for extending tax cuts and slashing government spending. CBS News Correspondent Jennifer Keiper with tonight's World News Roundup.