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NPR News: 12-09-2025 7PM EST

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🗓️ 10 December 2025

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0:00.0

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. President Trump is attacking Europe again, calling America's allies weak and decaying. NPR's Mara Liason reports.

0:11.4

In a wide-ranging interview with Politico, Trump denigrated the Western European democracies that until now have been the United States' staunchest allies.

0:19.5

Trump said Europe doesn't know what to do.

0:21.5

He blamed European leaders for failing to control immigration

0:24.2

or stopping the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

0:26.7

They have to play ball if they don't read agreements, potential agreements.

0:33.9

It's not easy with Russia because Russia has the upper hand.

0:37.7

Trump is pushing Ukraine's president, Vladimir Zelensky, to accept his latest peace plan,

0:42.8

which includes several core Russian demands.

0:45.5

It would force Ukraine to give up territory to Russia, put limits on Ukraine's military,

0:50.4

and restrict the country's sovereignty.

0:52.5

Mara Liason, NPR News.

0:54.6

In Boulder, Colorado, high school students are building homes for low-income residents.

0:59.6

The program's helping to address both the needs for affordable housing

1:03.0

and a shortage of skilled workers in the building trades.

1:06.4

Sam Fuqua has the story.

1:08.2

A pair of two-story modular homes are being hoisted by crane onto foundations at an old mobile

1:14.8

home park.

1:15.7

They were built a few miles away in a 32,000 square foot factory on land owned by the Boulder

1:21.4

Valley School District.

1:22.9

The city of Boulder built the factory and pays for the materials.

1:26.5

The local Habitat for Humanity Chapter

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