The episode covers key political, legal, and economic developments, including Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, the dismissal of the seditious conspiracy case against the Oath Keepers, Wall Street’s rally on strong earnings and geopolitical hopes, new U.S.-
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