The episode covers major geopolitical and domestic developments, including U.S. military operations in the Strait of Hormuz, ongoing U.S.-Iran peace negotiations mediated by Pakistan, a controversial social media error by the Trump administration regarding New York Medicaid fraud, a vi
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