This NPR News segment covers several high-impact developments: the Pentagon's $25 billion Iran war expenditure, a Supreme Court ruling affecting Black congressional representation, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s unprecedented decision to remain on the board amid political pressure,
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