U.S.-Iran Talks Continue, Texas Politics, 2026 Winter Olympics Begin

Let the games begin. The twenty twenty six Winter Olympics officially kicked off in Milan yesterday. We also have the Super Bowl this weekend. Ah, an embarrassment of sports riches. I'm Scott Simon. And I'm Ayesha Roscoe, Roscoe, and this is Up First from NPR News. It's a midterm year. How are voters responding to president Trump's sweeping federal immigration campaign? The recent issues have persuaded Latinos that Trump has gone too far. We take a look at Texas and its US senate race. And The US and Iran met for six hours yesterday. President Trump called the talks very good. So please stay with us. We've got the news you need to start your weekend. This message comes from MidiHealth, a virtual care platform for women in perimenopause and menopause. Chief medical officer, doctor Kathleen Jordan, shares the wide range of symptoms they work to address for women in midlife. There's dry eyes, dry hair, dry skin, there's dry mouth, trouble sleeping, panic and anxiety attacks. When we ask patients about common symptoms, on average, they report six. MidiHealth, committed to helping women in midlife with perimenopause and menopause care, accessible via telehealth visits at joinmidi.com. This message comes from Schwab. Everyone has moments when they could have done better, like cutting their own hair or for getting sunscreen, so now you look like a tomato. Same goes for where you invest. Level up and invest smarter with Schwab. Get market insights, education, and human help when you need it. Learn more at schwab.com. The US and Iran held preliminary talks on Friday with the aim of avoiding war. Iran wants the talks to focus on its nuclear program. The US wants much more. NPR's Jane Arraf has been following this story and joins us from Oman. Jane, thanks for being with us. Thank you. What do we know about what happened at the talks? So this was an indirect meeting in Oman, in the capital Muscat. There was The US envoy, Steve Witkoff, and president Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. They were communicating with Iran's foreign minister through Omani officials. Iran described the talks as lengthy and intensive. But really, the most important thing is that they met at all because it's really given breathing room to regional tension. Trump had threatened military strikes. Iran had said if that happened, it could spark regional war. Here's president Trump speaking to reporters on Air Force One last night. We likewise had very good talks on, Iran. Iran looks like it wants to make a deal very badly. We have to see what that deal is. He noted there are US warships in the region and said The US was in no rush regarding a deal. So that too has diffused some of the considerable tension. And how has, Iran responded? Well, Iranian foreign minister Abbas Aracji said following the six hour meeting that both sides wanted another round. He told Al Jazeera Television Today that there was no date set …