Weekly Roundup: Thursday, April 6

The NPR Politics Podcast

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News, Daily News, Politics

4.4 • 25.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2017

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

The Senate goes nuclear while tensions rise after the use of chemical weapons in Syria. This episode: host/congressional reporter Scott Detrow, congressional reporter Geoff Bennett, congressional correspondent Susan Davis, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson. More coverage at nprpolitics.org. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org. Find and support your local public radio station at npr.org/stations.

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0:00.0	Hi, it's Rachel Martin with NPR News, and you know what?
0:04.0	We're doing something new, and we want you to be part of it.
0:06.2	It's called Up First.
0:07.2	It's the Morning News Podcast from NPR.
0:09.6	It's a way for you in about 10 minutes or so to get up to speed on the news of any
0:13.7	given day.
0:14.7	The most important stories, the biggest ideas, the stuff you need to know as you go through
0:19.2	your day.
0:20.2	Up first, it starts April 5th.
0:21.8	You can get it at NPR 1 or anywhere you listen to your podcasts.
0:25.2	Hi, this is Karen Casper from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
0:29.6	This podcast was recorded at 3.50 on Thursday, April 6th.
0:34.4	Things may change by the time you hear it.
0:36.8	Keep up with all of NPR's political coverage at npr.org on the NPR 1 app and on your local
0:43.1	public radio station.
0:44.6	Okay, here's the show.
0:46.8	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast here with a roundup of just some of this week's
0:54.6	political news.
0:55.6	The Senate went nuclear this afternoon and tensions are on the rise over the use of chemical
1:00.2	weapons in Syria.
1:02.0	I'm Scott Detro, I cover Congress for NPR.
1:04.1	I'm Jeff Bennett, I also cover Congress.
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