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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