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NPR News: 04-24-2025 7PM EDT

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0:00.0

Donald Trump has an extraordinary approach to the presidency. At the NPR Politics Podcast,

0:05.7

we're recapping the first 100 days of Donald Trump's second term from his early promises

0:11.1

to his policy decisions and what it all means for you. Politics may not always make sense,

0:16.9

but we'll sort it out together over on the NPR Politics Podcast.

0:29.2

Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. President Trump says he was not happy with Russia following deadly airstrikes on Ukraine's capital Keeve, but he stopped short of calling Russia

0:34.4

an obstacle to peace. More from NPR's Michelle Kaliman.

0:37.9

In an Oval Office meeting with his Norwegian counterpart, Trump said he wasn't happy that in the

0:43.3

midst of talking peace, missiles were flying. But he says he still thinks Russia is ready to make some

0:49.7

concessions. Stopping the war, stopping the whole country, pretty big concession.

0:57.0

But Russia doesn't even control parts of Ukraine that it claimed to have annexed in the early

1:02.1

stages of this war.

1:03.9

And European countries don't want to see Russia rewarded for its land grab.

1:08.4

Norway's prime minister says he exchanged ideas with Trump on what he calls

1:12.5

a complex picture in Ukraine and thanked him for trying to negotiate a ceasefire.

1:18.0

Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.

1:21.2

A key provision of President Trump's sweeping executive order on voting is now on hold.

1:26.1

NPR's Jew Jaffe Block reports the federal judges pause paused the president's directive that would require showing proof of citizenship to register to vote.

1:33.5

Trump's March 25th order directs the Election Assistance Commission, which is an independent bipartisan body, to change the federal voter registration form to include a requirement that applicants show proof of citizenship.

1:45.9

But a federal judge paused that provision, writing, quote,

1:48.9

Our Constitution entrust Congress and the states, not the president, with the authority to regulate federal elections.

1:56.1

The judge's ruling is a victory for voter registration groups and Democrats who say such a requirement could

2:01.3

create barriers for millions of eligible voters. In a statement, White House spokesperson Harrison

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