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Morning news brief

By A Martínez,

Steve Inskeep

Published August 25, 2025 at 5:05 AM EDT

President Trump threatens to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago, the latest on recent Department of Justice actions, South Korea's president to meet with Trump in D.C. on Monday.

A Martínez

A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. He came to NPR in 2021 and is based out of NPR West.

Steve Inskeep

Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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