With a major shift in our politics underway in this country, 1A is drilling down on what's at stake for you and our democracy.

In our weekly series, If You Can Keep It, we put these changes into focus and answer your questions about the impact of the Trump administration on the U.S.

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Live from NPR News, I'm Janine Herbst.

Several European leaders are planning to join Ukraine's President Zelensky

for talks at the White House tomorrow.

NPR's Franco, Ordonia's reports on the high-stakes, high-risk meeting.

The last time Zelensky was in the Oval Office in February, he got lectured by President Trump

and the vice president. But he'll have some high-powered support this time, including

European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen and French President Emmanuel Macron, as well as a NATO Secretary General.

Trump has shifted course from demanding a ceasefire and is now calling for negotiating a broader

peace deal, which is Putin's preferred choice. Trump has also made clear that he was going to push

Zelensky to make a deal, and that is likely going to be hard for Zelensky to do.

He has emphatically said that Ukraine will not give up land to an occupier.

Franco Ordonez. NPR News.

National Guard members patrolling the streets of Washington, D.C. may start carrying weapons. As Impairs Joe Hernandez reports,

they're there as part of the Trump administration's plan to dramatically ramp up policing in the

Capitol. A spokesperson for the District of Columbia National Guard tells NPR that members may be

armed consistent with their mission and training.

The U.S. Army said last week that Guard members' weapons would remain in the armory if needed.

The Guard is on the streets of D.C. as part of President Trump's effort to take control of the

city's police department and crack down on crime and homelessness.

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