GOP Pushback On Trump, DNC 2024 Election Autopsy Report, Trump's Interest In Cuba
5/22/202613 min
Republicans left for recess without passing President Trump’s top immigration enforcement package after he pushed for funding for his White House ballroom and a controversial anti-weaponization fund, raising new questions about growing GOP pushback against the president.
The Democratic National Committee has released its long-delayed 2024 election autopsy report, a nearly 200-page document filled with disclaimers that much of the data could not be verified and containing almost no serious discussion of the economy.
President Trump hinted at military action against Cuba after the U.S. indicted former Cuban President Raul Castro, drawing direct comparisons to the events that preceded the capture of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro.
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(0:00) Introduction
(01:59) GOP Pushback On Trump
(05:47) DNC 2024 Election Autopsy Report
(09:35) Trump's Interest In Cuba
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First 90 secondsSteve Inskeep· Host0:00
[intro music] Congress left Washington without meeting the president's deadline to pass immigration funding.
Leila Fadel· Host0:06
Money for his ballroom was blocked, and even some Republicans are questioning his anti-weaponization fund. Is a new chapter of GOP pushback beginning?
Steve Inskeep· Host0:14
I'm Steve Inskeep with Leila Fadel, and this is Up First from NPR News. [intro music] Democrats released a long-delayed report on their 2024 election defeat. Their data is inconclusive, and the economy is only mentioned a few times in the whole report. Are Democrats learning the right lessons?
Leila Fadel· Host0:32
And President Trump is hinting at military action in Cuba.
Donald Trump· Soundbite0:36
Other presidents have looked at this for 50, 60 years doing something, and, uh, it looks like I'll be the one that does it.
Leila Fadel· Host0:43
The US charged former Cuban president Raúl Castro with murder, and it's drawing comparisons to the capture of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro. Stay with us. We'll give you the news you need to start your day.
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