The episode covers a series of high-stakes international developments centered on escalating U.S.-Iran tensions, ongoing humanitarian crises in Sudan and Lebanon, and domestic U.S. immigration and economic impacts linked to the conflict. With Vice President J.D. Vance traveling to Paki
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