Plus, Saudi Arabia’s “sportswashing” controversy.
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On Today’s Episode:
Trump Names Thomas Homan ‘Border Czar’ With a Wide Portfolio, by Mike Ives
Trump Holds Up Transition Process Over Ethics Code, by Ken Bensinger
Trump’s Return Hangs Over U.N. Climate Negotiations, by Lisa Friedman
50,000 Russian and North Korean Troops Mass Ahead of Attack, U.S. Says, by Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt and Michael Schwirtz
‘Change the Game’: Saudi Arabia Takes a Stride Into Women’s Tennis, by Ismaeel Naar and Vivian Yee
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