President Trump arrives in Beijing for a summit with China's Xi Jinping.
Our co-host Steve Inskeep is there with NPR's Jennifer Peck.
They visit the Great Hall where the leaders will meet and talk about what 's at stake
for the world's two largest economies.
I'm Leila Faldil, that's Michelle Martin, and this is Up First from NPR News.
A Pentagon official told lawmakers the war in Iran has cost $29 billion so far.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is asking Congress for $1.5 trillion for next year's budget.
This is admittedly a historic budget.
It is a fiscally responsible budget, and it is a warfighting.
Budget.
Some Republicans are joining Democrats in pushing back.
And FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary is out after 13 months on the job.
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