Roundup: carrier formations, calendars & corgis

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  The Democratic Party is upending its primary calendar ahead of the 2028 election.

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  And President Trump is upending the relationship with allies in Asia.

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  We have a lot to unpack today on the pod.

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  It's the NPR Politics Podcast.

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  I'm Tamara Keith.

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  I cover politics.

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  I'm Emily Fang, and I now cover the White House.

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  And I'm Mara Liason, senior national political correspondent.

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  And let's start with some news from Asia this week.

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  The United States is moving an aircraft carrier out of the region and towards the Middle East.

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  Meanwhile, President Trump has scaled back military exercises

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  with South Korea that were supposed to be happening this week.

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  So we will talk about the carriers in a bit.

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  But Emily, what is the reasoning for this sudden change to these long planned exercises?

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  They're ending earlier than planned because of this announcement.

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  According to Trump, he is scaling these back in the future because of Iran.

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  He said he asked South Korea's president to help the U.S.

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