Middle East War Week 3, Trump Messaging 'Winning', Voting Act
Mar 16, 2026•13 min
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Episode description
Israeli officials say the man who attacked a Michigan synagogue last week had family killed in an airstrike in Lebanon, Israel says they targeted a Hezbollah commander in the home.
President Trump is repeating one message as the war enters its third week 'the U.S. is winning', even as gas prices soar and Americans grow more skeptical of the Middle East war.
And Senate Republicans are pushing a bill to require proof of citizenship to register to vote, but it may not have the votes to clear the Senate.
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Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Hannah Block, Dana Farrington, Ben Swasey, Mohamad ElBardicy and HJ Mai.
It was produced by Iman Maani and Nia Dumas.
Our Director is Christopher Thomas.
We get engineering support from Neisha Heiniss. Our technical director is Stacy Abbott.
(0:00) Introduction
(1:52) Middle East War Week 3
(5:53) Trump's Message of Winning
(9:37) Voting Act in Senate
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President Trump is repeating one message as the war enters its third week 'the U.S. is winning', even as gas prices soar and Americans grow more skeptical of the Middle East war.
And Senate Republicans are pushing a bill to require proof of citizenship to register to vote, but it may not have the votes to clear the Senate.
Want more 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 Hannah Block, Dana Farrington, Ben Swasey, Mohamad ElBardicy and HJ Mai.
It was produced by Iman Maani and Nia Dumas.
Our Director is Christopher Thomas.
We get engineering support from Neisha Heiniss. Our technical director is Stacy Abbott.
(0:00) Introduction
(1:52) Middle East War Week 3
(5:53) Trump's Message of Winning
(9:37) Voting Act in Senate
See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.
NPR Privacy Policy
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