This NPR News episode covers a range of current events, including deteriorating conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln amid its extended deployment in the Middle East, growing political scrutiny over U.S. involvement in the Iran War, concerns about the influence of AIPAC in U.S. politi
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