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Maria and guest co-host Jamilah King, managing editor at BuzzFeed News, discuss President Biden\\u2019s trip to the Middle East, including his visit to Israel and his meeting in Saudi Arabia with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. They also get into the latest January 6th hearing, and the recent protests in Uvalde, Texas.\\xa0
\\n\\nThis episode was mixed by Rosana Cab\\xe1n.
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\\n\\n\\u201cRather than announcing any major initiatives, Biden, who is on a four-day trip to Israel, the occupied West Bank, and Saudi Arabia, seems more like he is headed into the region in search of an exit from it,\\u201d writes Murtaza Hussain for The Intercept.\\xa0\\xa0
The seventh January 6th hearing focused on confirming that former President Donald Trump was at the center of the attempted coup, writes John Nichols for The Nation.\\xa0
Al Tompkins reports on why KVUE and the Austin-American Statesman decided to release video footage of law enforcement\\u2019s response to the mass shootings in Uvalde, for Poynter.
Photo credit: Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP
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