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Politics chat: Trump meets Zelenskyy; American heritage creates GOP rift

By Danielle Kurtzleben ,

Daniel Estrin

Published December 28, 2025 at 6:58 AM CST

President Trump is meeting with Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy today and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tomorrow.

Danielle Kurtzleben

Danielle Kurtzleben is a political correspondent assigned to NPR's Washington Desk. She appears on NPR shows, writes for the web, and is a regular on The NPR Politics Podcast. She is covering the 2020 presidential election, with particular focuses on on economic policy and gender politics.

Daniel Estrin

Daniel Estrin is NPR's international correspondent in Jerusalem.