Zelensky and Netanyahu Go to Mar-a-Lago, and Student Loan Borrowers Face New Reality

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Dec 29, 2025

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Plus, food trends coming in 2026.

Here's what we're covering:

Trump and Zelensky Meet to Iron Out Peace Plan, but Deal Remains Elusive by Aishvarya Kavi and Katie Rogers
With Critical Decisions Ahead, Netanyahu Faces Mounting Pressure by David M. Halbfinger
Trump Says the U.S. Struck a 'Big Facility' in Campaign Against Venezuela by Tyler Pager and Julian E. Barnes
Student Loan Borrowers in Default Could See Wages Garnished in Early 2026 by Emmett Lindner
More Student Loan Borrowers Are Shedding Debts in Bankruptcy by Tara Siegel Bernard
Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions to Midwest by Johnny Diaz
How We'll Eat in 2026: More Caution, More Crunch by Kim Severson

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Show Notes

Plus, food trends coming in 2026.

Here's what we're covering:

Trump and Zelensky Meet to Iron Out Peace Plan, but Deal Remains Elusive by Aishvarya Kavi and Katie Rogers
With Critical Decisions Ahead, Netanyahu Faces Mounting Pressure by David M. Halbfinger
Trump Says the U.S. Struck a 'Big Facility' in Campaign Against Venezuela by Tyler Pager and Julian E. Barnes
Student Loan Borrowers in Default Could See Wages Garnished in Early 2026 by Emmett Lindner
More Student Loan Borrowers Are Shedding Debts in Bankruptcy by Tara Siegel Bernard
Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions to Midwest by Johnny Diaz
How We'll Eat in 2026: More Caution, More Crunch by Kim Severson

Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com.

Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?sou.... For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.

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