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Week in Politics: MAGA activists in Phoenix; Trump's address; Democrats face 2024 loss

By Ron Elving,
Scott Simon
Published December 20, 2025 at 5:43 AM MST

MAGA activists meet in Phoenix, President Trump addresses the nation and his fans, and Democrats grapple with how they lost in 2024.

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Ron Elving
Ron Elving is Senior Editor and Correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR News, where he is frequently heard as a news analyst and writes regularly for NPR.org.
Scott Simon
Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.

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