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🎧 Trump started the year with dire remarks about the future of America, hardline views on immigration and attacks on his enemies, says NPR’s Stephen Fowler. After Biden dropped out, Trump failed to pivot his campaign’s focus to Vice President Harris and contrast his record against hers. A lot of his core message hasn’t changed since 2015, but you can hear the difference a decade has made. Fowler adds that Trump has sounded melancholy about what could be his farewell tour to campaigning. Because he’ll either win and can’t run again. And if he loses, Trump has said he won't seek the GOP presidential nomination in 2028.

🎧 Israel is saying that some Palestinian UNRWA staffers took part in the Oct. 7 attack, NPR’s Daniel Estrin tells Up First. Israel claimed to have discovered a Hamas command center located directly beneath UNRWA's headquarters in Gaza. The United Nations has warned that implementing a ban could have devastating consequences, while the U.S. State Department emphasized that UNRWA plays an irreplaceable role in Gaza. The U.S. has cautioned Israel in a letter that if it proceeds with this plan, there could be repercussions under U.S. law, which could include withholding weapons and military aid to Israel.

🎧 Hankison took the stand yesterday, testifying that he thought he saw a man with a rifle in the apartment shooting at officers, Giselle Rhoden of NPR network station Louisville Public Media says. Hankison said he fired 10 shots through a covered sliding glass door and a bedroom window outside the apartment. Although he did not strike Taylor, some of his bullets entered a neighboring apartment. Officers from the Louisville Metro Police testified about how dangerous his actions were that night and emphasized that he also put his fellow officers at risk. Hankison is scheduled to return to the stand today, followed by potential rebuttal testimony and closing arguments.