US-Iran Responses, Trump's Trip To China Amid Iran War, Congress To Do List
President Trump has rejected Iran’s latest response to a U.S. peace proposal as “totally unacceptable,” even as Tehran vows it will never bow to what it calls excessive demands by the United States.
President Trump leaves for Beijing tomorrow to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping as the war in Iran continues to complicate the high-stakes meeting.
Congress is back with a major push to lock in three years of funding for immigration enforcement, giving the Trump administration long-term resources while limiting congressional oversight.
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(0:00) Introduction
(01:50) US-Iran Responses
(05:29) Trump's Trip To China Amid Iran War
(09:04) Congress To Do List
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President Trump leaves for Beijing tomorrow to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping as the war in Iran continues to complicate the high-stakes meeting.
Congress is back with a major push to lock in three years of funding for immigration enforcement, giving the Trump administration long-term resources while limiting congressional oversight.
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 Tina Kraja, Rebekah Metzler, Dana Farrington, Mohamad El-Bardicy, Adam Bearne and John Stolnis.
It was produced by Ziad Buchh and Nia Dumas
Our director is Christopher Thomas.
We get engineering support from Maggie Luthar. Our technical director is Carleigh Strange.
(0:00) Introduction
(01:50) US-Iran Responses
(05:29) Trump's Trip To China Amid Iran War
(09:04) Congress To Do List
See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.
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2026-05-11
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