Trump and Chicago, Trump Assassination Attempt Trial, Russia Ukraine Drone Attacks

Up First from NPR

NPR

Daily News, News

4.5 • 52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

President Trump walks back a weekend social media post warning Chicago is “about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR,” while the city braces for possible immigration crackdowns and National Guard deployment. Jury selection begins for Ryan Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Trump, as he represents himself in court. And Russia launches its largest drone assault of the war, striking a government building in Kyiv and testing the limits of U.S. mediation.

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 Gigi Douban, Russell Lewis, Miguel Macias, Mohamad ElBardicy and Alice Woefle.

It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas.

We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis. And our technical director is Carleigh Strange.

Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NPR Privacy Policy

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	President Trump threatened Chicago in an online post saying it's about to find out why it's called the Department of War.
0:09.3	Then he walked it back.
0:10.6	We're not going to war.
0:11.9	We're going to clean up our city.
0:13.6	So how is Chicago responding?
0:15.5	I'm Leila Fawdin.
0:16.5	That's A. Martinez.
0:17.5	And this is up first from NPR News.
0:22.2	Jury selection begins today in the trial for a man accused of hiding on a golf course with a rifle where President Trump was golfing.
0:30.2	He's charged with attempting to assassinate Trump, and he's representing himself in court.
0:34.9	And Russia says it's carried out the largest airstrikes on Ukraine yet, which doesn't seem
0:39.4	to bode well for any prospective peace talks.
0:42.0	Is Moscow signaling a new phase in this war?
0:44.5	Stay with us.
0:45.2	We've got all the news you need to start your day.
0:52.6	This message comes from Wise, the app for using money around the globe.
0:57.3	When you manage your money with Wise, you'll always get the mid-market exchange rate with no hidden fees.
1:03.3	Join millions of customers and visit Wise.com. T's and C's apply.
1:08.3	Hey, it's Robin Hilton from NPR Music with some big news for everyone who loves the Tiny Desk.
1:13.8	We're giving away a trip to D.C. to see a Tiny Desk concert in person, hotel and flights included.
1:20.8	Learn more and enter for free at NPR.org slash Tiny Desk giveaway.
1:25.4	No purchase or donation required for entry must be 18 years or older to enter.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from NPR, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of NPR and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.