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October 30, 2025

Season 2025 Episode 8022 | 55m 13s

Former Trump Deputy National Security Adviser Matt Pottinger unpacks the president's meeting with China's Xi. Fmr. Amb. Patrick Gaspard discusses the New York mayoral race and frontrunner Zohran Mamdani. Nada Bashir has a chilling report from Sudan. Author Julia Ioffe discusses Russia's complex history of motherhood, marriage and more in her new book, "Motherland."

Aired: 10/29/25
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