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On Today’s Episode:
Days Before Shutdown Deadline, Biden Summons Congressional Leaders for Talks, by Erica L. Green and Catie Edmondson
Biden Says He’s Hopeful for a Gaza Cease-Fire Within a Week, by Peter Baker and Michael D. Shear
After U.S. Strikes, Iran’s Proxies Scale Back Attacks on American Bases, by Farnaz Fassihi, Eric Schmitt and Julian E. Barnes
Lead-Tainted Applesauce Sailed Through Gaps in Food-Safety System, by Christina Jewett and Will Fitzgibbon
Arrest of Migrant in Georgia Killing Turns City Into Latest Battleground on Immigration, by Richard Fausset and Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon