This NPR News episode delivers a live update on President Trump’s diplomatic visit to China, a narrowly defeated war powers resolution on Iran, Georgia’s redistricting controversy, a key congressional race in Nebraska, and the rise of geothermal energy via Fervo Energy’s $7.6 billion IPO.
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