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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. President Trump broke a record last night with his especially

long state of the union address. He came into the speech with an underwater approval rating

and with Republicans facing political headwinds in this year's midterm elections, as NPR's

Tamara Keith explains. When it came to the economy, he didn't say there was more work to do or

suddenly start channeling the pain of voters.

Instead, he boasted of a transformation like no one has ever seen before. And he doubled down on

his tariffs, the bulk of which were just thrown out by the Supreme Court. So despite the disappointing

ruling, he's powerful, country saving.

It's saving our country, the kind of money we're taking in.

Peace protecting, many of the wars I settled, was because of the threat of tariffs.

I wouldn't have been able to settle them without.

We remain in place under fully approved and tested alternative legal statutes.

And a reminder, tariffs are widely unpopular.

NPR's Tamara Keith reporting, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says he spoke by phone with

President Trump and as talks to end the four-year-long war are set to resume in Geneva tomorrow.

NPR's Joanna Kikis reports.

In a post on social media, Zelensky says Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and special envoy, Steve Whitkoff, were also on the call.

Zelensky says he thanked them for their efforts and that they talked about how to handle sticking points in negotiations.

He says he proposed a series of steps to resolve,

quote, complex and sensitive issues, though he does not detail those steps. Zolensky says Trump

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