Up First briefing: UAW strike deadline; East Coast storm; Zelenskyy interview
The auto workers union gears up to expand its strike. The Mid-Atlantic will be under a tropical storm warning this weekend. Zelenskyy talks to NPR about the state of the war and Ukraine's democracy.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his case for continued U.S. aid during a trip to New York and Washington this week. On Thursday he met with members of, who are mulling the White House's $24 billion request for Ukraine funding — and running up against an end-of-the-month deadline to pass a government spending bill. He received a bipartisan welcome from Senate leaders but not in the House, .
