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UN General Assembly Week, Trump's Triumphal Arch, Air Traffic Control AI

UN General Assembly Week, Trump's Triumphal Arch, Air Traffic Control AI

Up First from NPR
Sep 21, 2026 14 min
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World leaders gather in New York for the U.N. General Assembly with the war between the U.S. and Iran dominating the agenda and questions about whether diplomacy can gain traction with Iran's president in attendance.<br>President Trump says his planned "triumphal arch" memorial near Arlington National Cemetery will also house drones, snipers and ammunition, after a judge ordered the administration to give notice before work begins.<br>CNN, MS Now and Politico are suing the Trump administration for banning them from the White House.<br/><br/>Want more analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Tara Neill, Dana Farrington, Jennifer Portman, Mohamad ElBardicy and HJ Mai.<br/><br/>It was produced by Ziad Buchh and Nia Dumas.<br/><br/>Our director is Christopher Thomas.<br/><br/>We get engineering support from Zac Coleman.<br/><br/>Our technical director is Carleigh Strange.<br/><br/>(0:00) Introduction<br>(01:56) UN General Assembly Week<br>(05:38) Trump's Triumphal Arch<br>(09:23) Trump Bans Media<br/><br/>See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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