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Ukraine Ceasefire Talks, Education Department Layoffs, Spending Bill

2025/3/12
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Michelle Martin和A. Martinez：报道了乌克兰同意为期30天的停火协议，以及美国恢复对乌克兰的军事援助和情报共享。同时，报道了美国教育部大规模裁员以及国会为避免政府关门而努力通过临时拨款法案的新闻。 Eleanor Beardsley：报道了乌克兰和美国代表团达成的为期30天的停火协议，以及美国恢复对乌克兰的情报共享和军事物资供应。她采访了乌克兰民众，了解他们对停火协议和情报共享恢复的看法。 Dima Suhok：表达了对停火协议和情报共享恢复的欢迎，并谈到了此前情报共享中断给他带来的不安全感。 Samuel Sharap：分析了俄乌双方在结束战争上的共同点，指出双方都需要确保停火不是暂时的，并且需要在更广泛的问题上达成妥协以实现更持久的和平。 Janaki Mehta：报道了美国教育部裁员近半数员工的消息，并采访了受影响的员工，了解他们对裁员的看法和担忧。 Sharia Smith：表达了对教育部裁员的担忧，认为裁员将对美国公众，特别是弱势群体学生家庭产生负面影响。 Kenneth Wong：分析了教育部裁员的合法性问题，指出行政部门可能会辩称他们只是部分执行法律，裁员是基于不再需要这些人员来履行相关职能的理由。 Mike Johnson：呼吁参议院通过临时拨款法案以避免政府关门，并指责民主党人对此负有责任。 Claudia Grisales：报道了众议院通过的临时拨款法案，以及参议院可能面临的挑战，以及民主党人面临的压力。

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Ukraine and the U.S. have agreed on a 30-day ceasefire, with the U.S. resuming military aid and intelligence sharing. The pressure is now on Russia to accept the deal.
  • A 30-day ceasefire was agreed upon by Ukraine and the U.S.
  • The U.S. resumes military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine.
  • Russia is under pressure to accept the ceasefire agreement.
  • Ukrainian President Zelensky expressed optimism about U.S. support.
  • Russia and Ukraine share a desire for a long-term peace solution.

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The U.S. is resuming military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine after negotiators agree to a 30-day ceasefire, which Russia is now reviewing. The Trump administration is cutting nearly half of the Education Department's workforce. And, the House passes a stopgap funding bill with just days until a potential government shutdown, now it's headed for a vote in the Senate.*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, Nicole Cohen, Jason Breslow, Alice Woelfle and Mohamad ElBardicy.It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas.We get engineering support from Damian Herring, our technical director is Stacey Abbott.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)