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House in recess as lawmakers make final push ahead of midterms. Houthis claim to have shot down Saudi jet. Fed raises interest rates for first time since 2023. Princess Diana’s brother claims Charles said she’d be forgotten "soon enough." Milwaukee Bucks surprise students after fire destroys elementary school.
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The Federal Reserve’s latest decision on interest rates could put its chairman at odds with President Donald Trump. A vote to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is on the back burner. A Senate committee grilled a health and wellness influencer for a key position. Rescue operations are underway after a building collapse killed scores in Gaza. Plus, how Canada and the EU are forging closer ties.

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With six months of midterm primaries in the books, what can the results tell us about how Election Day might play out? We dig into the trends and the surprising data around fears of democratic socialism.

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Guest: Aaron Blake, CNN Senior Reporter

Host: David Rind

Producer: Paola Ortiz

Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin
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Deadly news chopper crash in California. Trump berates lone Democrat on Kennedy Center board. New organization launches to help Dems who run on reining in AI. Ed Sheeran's opening acts quit as he and Robert Kraft speak out on Macklemore controversy. The next chapter for the "Into The Wild" bus.
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Another measles death, the most in US in decades. The latest developments in the Kennedy Center’s name change saga. There’s a major update in the case against Nick Reiner, accused of killing his parents. The FBI director clashed with lawmakers in a heated hearing today. Plus, the US just took national defense to orbit.
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