Romney to Retire, Hurricane Lee Prep, Ethics Entaglement

Sen. Mitt Romney will not run for a second term. States unaccustomed to hurricanes, such as Maine, prepare for Hurricane Lee. And a close advisor to President Joe Biden counseled both a man accused of sexual harassment and the woman who accused him. <br><br><em>Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun?</em><a href="https://www.npr.org/newsletter/news"><em> Subscribe</em></a><em> to the Up First newsletter.<br><br>Today's episode of Up First was edited by Dana Farrington, Eric Westervelt, Barrie Hardymon and Peter Granitz. It was produced by Shelby Hawkins, Ziad Buchh and Julie Depenbrock. We get engineering support from Stacey Abbott. And our technical director is Zac Coleman.<br></em>