This NPR News segment covers key political, international, and ethical developments, including Senator Bill Cassidy’s pivotal support for Todd Blanche as Attorney General, a new trilateral defense pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan amid rising Middle East tensions, backlash a
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