Trump Pushes Hamas Disarmament, Ukraine Peace Talks, A Year Of DOGE
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🗓️ 30 December 2025
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Summary
Ukraine’s president presses the White House for decades-long U.S. security guarantees as part of a proposed peace deal with Russia.
And a year after DOGE’s push to shrink government, agencies are smaller, spending is higher, and millions of Americans’ data remains in play.
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(03:13)Â Trump Pushes Hamas DisarmamentÂ
(07:25)Â Ukraine Peace TalksÂ
(10:45)Â A Year Of DOGEÂ
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| 1:19.8 | Israel's prime minister met with President Trump again. Trump brushed off Israeli attacks in Gaza |
| 1:24.9 | and demanded that Hamas disarm. If they don't disarm, as they agreed to do, they agreed to it, and then they'll be held to pay. |
| 1:32.7 | So does the peace plan finally move out of phase one? |
| 1:35.4 | I'm Michelle Martin with Lel Afado, and this is up first from NPR News. |
| 1:41.1 | The Kremlin says Ukraine tried to hit one of Vladimir Putin's homes, but Ukraine's president |
| 1:45.7 | said the accusation is a lie to kill peace talks and continue Russia's war. |
| 1:50.4 | Will it undermine already flailing negotiations to end the violence? |
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