Progressives in Midwest Primaries, Trump and Iran Stalemate, Columbia Earthquake

中部地区初选中进步派势力,特朗普与伊朗僵局,哥伦比亚地震

Up First

2026-08-11

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A self-described democratic socialist is shaking up the race for Wisconsin governor and a progressive is up against a moderate in Minnesota. How much of an appetite do voters have for non-mainstream candidates going into the midterm elections? Primary races in six states today will offer clues. And Iran’s demand for war reparations has prompted President Trump to make a reparation demand of his own. Can Trump afford a stalemate that will keep the Strait of Hormuz closed? Plus the view from Colombia, where rescue workers and volunteers are digging through rubble for survivors of a major earthquake. Want more 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 Olivia Hampton, Arezou Rezvani, Larry Kaplow, Rebecca Metzler and Miguel Macias. It was produced by Ziad Buchh and Milton Guevara.  Our director is Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis. Our technical director is Zac Coleman. And our Supervising Senior Producer is Vince Pearson. 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. (0:00) Introduction(01:58) Progressives in Midwest Primaries(05:29) Trump and Iran Stalemate(09:37) Columbia Earthquake 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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  • A self-described Democratic Socialist has shaken up the race for Wisconsin governor.

  • A progressive is up against a moderate in Minnesota.

  • How much of an appetite do voters have for these non-mainstream candidates?

  • Primary races in six states today will offer clues.

  • I'm Amy Martinez, that's Leila Faddle, and this is a first from NPR News.

  • Iran's demand for war reparations has prompted President Trump to make a demand of his own.

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  • that were so badly hurt, so badly wounded or killed.

  • Can Trump afford a stalemate with Iran that will keep the Strait of Hormuz closed?

  • And we get the view from Colombia,

  • where rescue workers and volunteers are digging through rubble for survivors of a major earthquake.

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