This NPR News episode delivers a rapid-fire update on high-stakes international diplomacy, domestic policy shifts, and breaking incidents, centering on President Trump’s conditional nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia tied to Israel normalization, new tariffs, a DOJ press freedom controversy,
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