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On Today’s Episode:
Behind Trump’s Tough Russia Talk, Doubts and Missing Details, by Michael Crowley, Eric Schmitt and Julian E. Barnes
Supreme Court Clears the Way for Trump’s Cuts to the Education Department, by Abbie VanSickle
24 States Sue Trump Over $6.8 Billion Withheld From Education, by Sarah Mervosh
Will the Conspiracists Cultivated by Trump Turn on Him Over Epstein?, by Shawn McCreesh
Homeless Population Declines in Los Angeles for a Second Straight Year, by Shawn Hubler
Mark Snow, Who Conjured the ‘X-Files’ Theme, Is Dead at 78, by Alex Williams
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