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• Donald Trump Splits With MAGA over H-1B Visas

  Donald Trump this week offered support for the H-1B visa program because of a lack of skilled workers in the United States. His position provoked pushback from his base, and even Vice President JD Vance seems to have a different take. Who prevails in this internal dispute over immigration policy, and how key are immigrants to reviving the economy and GOP political fortunes?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Democrats Debate a Leadership Change After the End of the Shutdown

  Chuck Schumer becomes the target of his own party’s anger after the end of the government shutdown. Is there a change in leadership on the horizon, and what will it mean for the direction of the Democrats? Plus, new emails about Donald Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein are released, with Democrats claiming they are for the good of transparency, but Republicans say they had their chance during the Biden administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Syria’s President at the White House / Russia Advances on Pokrovsk

  President Ahmed al-Sharaa meets Donald Trump in Washington, the first White House visit for a Syrian president. Can Trump bring the war torn country into America's orbit? Plus, Russia makes gains in Ukraine's east. How will it affect Trump's negotiations to settle the war? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Trump’s Affordability Pitch: Tariff Dividends and 50-Year Mortgages?

  Donald Trump is taking on "affordability" in the wake of Democratic wins last week in New Jersey and Virginia. The president is proposing $2,000 payments from tariff revenues and a new 50-year mortgage for homebuyers, while his Department of Justice opens an investigation into meatpacking companies in light of high beef prices. But are any of these proposals good for the economy? And will any calm voters' anxieties over the high cost of living?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• At Last, A Deal to End the Government Shutdown

  Eight senators break with the Democratic Party to vote for a deal to reopen the federal government, after 40 days of a funding impasse in Washington. What produced the breakthrough deal? And what happens next for Obamacare subsidies? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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