UN General Assembly Week, Trump's Triumphal Arch, Air Traffic Control AI

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Up First

2026-09-21

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World leaders gather in New York for the U.N. General Assembly with the war between the U.S. and Iran dominating the agenda and questions about whether diplomacy can gain traction with Iran's president in attendance.President Trump says his planned "triumphal arch" memorial near Arlington National Cemetery will also house drones, snipers and ammunition, after a judge ordered the administration to give notice before work begins.The Federal Aviation Administration is preparing to roll out an $875 million A.I system to help manage the nation’s airspace, starting in the Washington D.C. area. Want more analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter. Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org. Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Tara Neill, Dana Farrington, Jennifer Portman, Mohamad ElBardicy and HJ Mai. It was produced by Ziad Buchh and Nia Dumas. Our director is Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Zac Coleman. Our technical director is Carleigh Strange. (0:00) Introduction(01:56) UN General Assembly Week(05:38) Trump's Triumphal Arch(09:23) Air Traffic Control AI See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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  • World leaders gather in New York for the U.N.

  • General Assembly this week.

  • Wars in Ukraine and Iran hang over the meeting.

  • President Trump and Iran's president will attend.

  • So what does that mean for a world body that has not been relevant to their war?

  • I'm Michelle Martin.

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  • And this is Up First from NPR News.

  • President Trump has a new rationale for one of his construction projects that faces legal problems.

  • He wants to build a giant arch between Arlington Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial.

  • First he said the nation's capital needs one.

  • Now he says it will be a base for drones, snipers, and ammunition.

  • Does that make it easier to keep going without asking Congress?

  • Also, the FAA plans to use AI to manage airspace.

  • They say it will not replace human controllers, though it's deployed when the agency has thousands of controllers short.

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