The episode covers a series of major national developments: the Supreme Court’s narrowing of the Voting Rights Act, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s contentious congressional hearing on the Iran War, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s decision to remain at the Fed amid political pressu
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