The episode covers multiple international and domestic developments, including Chinese President Xi's U.S. state visit and tensions over Taiwan, Republican distancing from Trump ahead of midterms, Netanyahu's U.N. address amid global criticism, rising mortgage rates linked to the Iran war
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