Ukraine Ceasefire Talks, Education Department Layoffs, Spending Bill

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2025-03-12

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The U.S. is resuming military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine after negotiators agree to a 30-day ceasefire, which Russia is now reviewing. The Trump administration is cutting nearly half of the Education Department's workforce. And, the House passes a stopgap funding bill with just days until a potential government shutdown, now it's headed for a vote in the Senate. Want more comprehensive 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 Ryland Barton, Nicole Cohen, Jason Breslow, Alice Woelfle and Mohamad ElBardicy.It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas.We get engineering support from Damian Herring, our technical director is Stacey Abbott. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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  • Ukraine agrees to terms for a 30 day ceasefire and the US is back to sending weapons and intelligence and that's effective immediately.

  • Will Russia agree to the deal and what's it mean for ending the war if they don't?

  • I'm Michelle Martin.

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  • The Education Department is slashing nearly half of its staff.

  • Not only are we concerned about how.

  • We will now pay our bills, but.

  • What impact this is going to have to the American public, families who have students with special needs.

  • What happens when the agency meant to support quality and fairness in education loses so many of its workers and Congress.

  • Has just days to avoid a government shutdown?

  • The House passed a stopgap bill, but will the Senate get on board?

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