"Up First" from NPR News presents a roundup of current events for September 20, 2025, including a likely government shutdown due to congressional gridlock, divisions in the country following the Charlie Kirk assassination and Jimmy Kimmel suspension, and concerns over free speech issues with the Pentagon's new policy and actions taken by President Trump and his administration. The podcast also covers changes to vaccine recommendations made by a government advisory panel, highlighting controversies and tensions between the medical establishment and new committee members appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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