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The nation's pressing topics deciphered by our journalists from the podcast desk.

CROSSROADS

Troops may be deployed to Minnesota to help quell growing protests calling to block ICE deportations. The Pentagon has confirmed they are prepared to carry out orders if President Donald Trump carries out a plan to invoke the Insurrection Act.

THE REPORT

Fight with all their might for the motherland.’ Chinese students are pressured into advancing Beijing’s interests in America.

CHINA WATCH

U.S. President Donald Trump has called for “new leadership in Iran.” The country’s economy is on the brink of collapse. What began as an economic protest quickly escalated into a nationwide anti-regime movement.

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