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Tommy Pigott, the State Department's spokesperson, has just returned from a trip to the Middle East. 

He was there with Secretary of State Marco Rubio to meet with Gulf leaders about the administration's ongoing negotiations with Iran.

While there, Secretary Rubio pledged the administrations commitment to helping Venezuela recover from this week's deadly earthquakes. 

Pigott joins us to discuss his recent trip, the Iran negotiations, and the U.S.'s role in the aftermath of Venezuela's deadly earthquake.

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Today, the Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in two major immigration rulings.

One allows the administration to move forward with revoking temporary legal status for hundreds of thousands of people. The other puts limits on how people can claim asylum.

How could these rulings shape U.S. immigration policy?

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It was edited by Krishnadev Calamur and Tinbete Ermyas.

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On Tuesday, Congressional candidates backed by New York City Mayor Zorhan Mamdani performed well in the New York primaries.

The electoral victories were a major win for Mamdani, who put his political reputation on the line by endorsing the slate of leftist candidates.

But about a year ago, centrist Democrats seemed skeptical of Mamdani's politics and approach. Do they have something to learn?

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Every day since the beginning of June, Albanians have protested the development of a proposed luxury resort along the country's Adriatic coast.

The real estate development is linked to two people with close ties to President Trump: Ivanka Trump, his daughter, and her husband Jared Kushner.

Albanians are protesting government corruption -- and calling for the country's president to resign. How did we get here?

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This episode was produced by Christine Arrassmith, Kathryn Fink, and Karen Zamora.

It was edited by Hannah Bloch and Tinbete Ermyas.

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Alan Greenspan, who led the Federal Reserve for nearly two decades, died Monday at his home in Washington. He was 100.

Greenspan was the rare celebrity among central bankers, lionized for his economic stewardship in the 1990s — and a reputation tarnished by the global financial crisis of 2008.

With a career that spanned decades and four presidents, what legacy does he leave behind?

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