Trump Warns GOP Over Ballroom Funding, Trump Gives Iran More Time, Castro Charged

特朗普警告共和党关于舞厅资金问题,特朗普给予伊朗更多时间,卡斯特罗被控

Up First

2026-05-21

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Republicans in Congress are racing to pass a $72 billion immigration enforcement package using budget reconciliation, but President Trump is furious that funding for his White House ballroom was blocked, escalating tensions with GOP lawmakers still recovering from his primary challenges.President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a tense call Tuesday over the direction of the war with Iran as Trump delayed a planned U.S. strike at the request of Gulf leaders concerned about next week’s Hajj pilgrimage.The U.S. has indicted former Cuban President Raul Castro for his alleged role in the 1996 downing of two planes that killed four Americans, part of the Trump administration’s intensifying pressure campaign on Cuba. 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 Kelsey Snell, Tina Kraja, Krishnadev Calamur, Mohamad ElBardicy, and Adam Bearne. It was produced by Ziad Buchh and Nia Dumas. Our director is Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis. Our technical director is Carleigh Strange. And our deputy Executive Producer is Kelley Dickens. (0:00) Introduction(01:59) Trump Warns GOP Over Ballroom Funding(05:39) Trump Gives Iran More Time(09:34) Castro Charged 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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  • President Trump is furious that Congress might not give him the money he wants for his ballroom.

  • That's because several Republicans don't want to, including an incumbent he targeted in the primaries.

  • Are his efforts to get rid of some Republicans in Congress backfiring?

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  • Israel is pushing the U.S.

  • To resume the war on Iran.

  • Gulf allies are pushing for the opposite.

  • There was a contentious call between President Trump and Israel's prime minister.

  • For now, Trump says he's willing to give Iran more time.

  • And federal prosecutors indict former Cuban president Raul Castro.

  • They say he ordered planes to be shot down 30 years ago, killing four U.S.

  • Nationals.

  • Castro is 94 years old and not in U.S.

  • Custody,

  • but the acting attorney general says he expects Castro will show up in court one way or another.

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