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 NPR's Up First is the news you need to start your day. The three biggest stories of the day, with reporting and analysis from NPR News — in 10 minutes. Available weekdays at 6:30 a.m. ET, with hosts Leila Fadel, Steve Inskeep, Michel Martin and A Martinez. Also available on Saturdays at 9 a.m. ET, with Ayesha Rascoe and Scott Simon. On Sundays, hear a longer exploration behind the headlines with Ayesha Rascoe on "The Sunday Story," available by 8 a.m. ET. Subscribe and listen, then support your local NPR station at donate.npr.org.

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  • DHS Funding Negotiations, UK Epstein Fallout, Latest On Guthrie Investigation

    DHS Funding Negotiations, UK Epstein Fallout, Latest On Guthrie Investigation
    Feb 10 2026
    Congress has until Friday to reach a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security, with negotiations stalled over Democratic demands to overhaul immigration enforcement.
    Britain’s prime minister Keir Starmer is fighting to hold onto power after new revelations show he hired a Washington ambassador with ties to Jeffrey Epstein, triggering calls for him to step down.
    And Savannah Guthrie issues another emotional plea for her missing mother as a ransom deadline passes and investigators say they still have no suspects in the disappearance.

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    Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Kelsey Snell, Kate Bartlett, Miguel Macias, Mohamad ElBardicy and Alice Woelfle.

    It was produced by Ziad Buchh and Nia Dumas.

    Our director is Christopher Thomas.

    We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis and our technical director is Carleigh Strange.

    Our Supervising Senior Producer is Vince Pearson.

    (0:00) Introduction
    (01:54) DHS Funding Negotiations
    (05:40) UK Epstein Fallout
    (09:27) Latest on Guthrie Investigation

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    13 mins
  • Guthrie Investigation, Ghislaine Maxwell Deposition, Seahawks Win Super Bowl LX

    Guthrie Investigation, Ghislaine Maxwell Deposition, Seahawks Win Super Bowl LX
    Feb 9 2026
    The search for Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today show co-host Savannah Guthrie, enters a second week as her family says they’ve received a message from the people who took her and investigators continue to look for suspects.
    Ghislaine Maxwell is set to be questioned by members of Congress about Jeffrey Epstein, his crimes, and the powerful figures connected to him, even as she continues to challenge her own conviction.
    And the Seattle Seahawks win Super Bowl 60, beating the New England Patriots 29-13, using a dominant defense to secure the franchise’s second championship.

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    Today’s episode of Up First was edited by James Doubek, Megan Pratz, Russell Lewis, Mohamad ElBardicy, and Adriana Gallardo.

    It was produced by Ziad Buchh and Ava Pukatch.

    Our director is Christopher Thomas.

    We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis. Our technical director is Carleigh Strange.

    (0:00) Introduction
    (01:58) Guthrie Investigation
    (05:37) Ghislaine Maxwell Deposition
    (09:30) Seahawks Win Super Bowl LX

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    12 mins
  • How the Presidency is Making Trump Richer

    How the Presidency is Making Trump Richer
    Feb 8 2026
    Before President Donald Trump’s first term, he was in a “tight spot” financially, according to New Yorker writer David Kirkpatrick. At the start of his second term, Kirkpatrick says, Trump was in an “even tighter” spot. But six months later, Trump’s financial situation had substantially improved.
    Kirkpatrick has done a full accounting of the money, that’s flowed into the Trump family coffers. Kirkpatrick says even using the most conservative estimates, the Trumps have made almost $4 billion dollars “off of the presidency,” in just about a year.
    Today on The Sunday Story, we turn to our friends at NPR’s Planet Money to help us understand how President Trump and his family have found ways to profit from the presidency.

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    32 mins
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