White House Envoy In Moscow, MAGA Split On Gaza, Redefining The Attorney General Role

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Up First

2025-08-06

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White House envoy Steve Witkoff is in Moscow to meet with Vladimir Putin, days before President Trump's deadline for Russia to end the war in Ukraine or face sanctions. Some of the President's core supporters are expressing disagreement with President Trump on issues from Gaza to Jeffrey Epstein, and the Justice Department has reportedly set up a grand jury investigation into the Obama administration's handling of the 2016 Presidential election. 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, Roberta Rampton, Megan Pratz, Janaya Williams and Ally Schweitzer. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Stacey Abbott. And our technical director is Carleigh Strange. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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  • So you spilled coffee on yourself this morning?

  • Everywhere.

  • That's why I'm late.

  • You're welcome that I came to work.

  • Thank you for coming to work.

  • I'm grateful.

  • I spilled it all over myself, changed my clothes, all over the floor.

  • Are you familiar with the movie Airplane?

  • No. There's a scene in which one of the characters says, I have a drinking problem.

  • And the drinking problem is he takes the cup and misses his mouth.

  • Over the shoulder.

  • I have a drinking problem, guys.

  • White House envoy Steve Witkoff is in Moscow.

  • His assignment is to meet again with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

  • President Trump demanded that Russia end the war on Ukraine this week.

  • What are the chances of that?

  • I'm Leila Faldin with Stephen Skeap, and this is Up First from NPR News.

  • Some of the president's core supporters are expressing opinions independent of Trump on issues from gossip to Jeffrey Epstein.

  • There is a fight brewing within the party about what a post-Trump Republican Party looks like.

  • Also, why would the Justice Department set up a grand jury investigation of the 2016 election?