Trump Strikes A Deal With Venezuela & El-Sayed and Talarico Make Waves | 8.31.26
The episode covers a major oil deal between the U.S. and Venezuela under President Trump, escalating U.S.-Iran tensions, a tight Senate race spotlighting controversial candidates in Michigan and Texas, and a deadly glacier collapse in Nepal with geopolitical implications involving China.
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