Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today's top stories President Trump met with House Republicans at the Capitol yesterday, urging them to get behind his massive tax and immigration bill or
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks to journalists during the eighth EU-South Africa summit in Cape Town, South Africa, in March. Nardus Engelbrecht/AP hide caption toggle caption Nardus Engelbrecht/AP JOHANNESBURG — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to meet President Trump at the White House on Wednesday, in an attempt to reset relations between
Japan's Agriculture Minister Taku Eto, center, arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Kyodo News/AP hide caption toggle caption Kyodo News/AP TOKYO — Japan's agriculture minister resigned Wednesday because of political fallout over recent comments that he "never had to buy rice" because he got it from supporters as
Enlarge this image Immigrants, wearing masks, deported from the United States, who were among those who arrived in a U.S. military plane Wednesday in Amritsar, enter a police vehicle at the Ahmedabad airport, India, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. Ajit Solanki/AP hide caption toggle caption Ajit Solanki/AP Immigrants, wearing masks, deported from the United States, who
Norway's chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen gestures during a game in the Tata Steel Chess India tournament in Kolkata on Nov. 17, 2024. Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP via Getty Images Magnus Carlsen, the chess grandmaster who has become the public face of the game, was forced into a draw
Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Tuesday. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP Secretary of State Marco Rubio had some testy exchanges with Democratic senators on Tuesday, who questioned him on Trump administration policies ranging from diplomacy with Russia to aid cuts, refugees and
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via videoconference at the Kremlin in Moscow, Friday. Pavel Byrkin/Sputnik Kremlin/AP hide caption toggle caption Pavel Byrkin/Sputnik Kremlin/AP MOSCOW — President Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin for more than two hours on Monday, as part of a flurry of phone calls to negotiate a
Pope Leo XIV on his popemobile tours St. Peter's Square at the Vatican prior to the inaugural Mass of his pontificate, Sunday, May 18, 2025. Domenico Stinellis/AP hide caption toggle caption Domenico Stinellis/AP VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV, history's first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes
