It's Monday, September 13th. I'm getting in wrestling.

And I'm Josie Defi Rice and this is What a Day.

The podcast that some of you may not know is actually widely credited

with reuniting Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez.

Yeah, as legend has it, they reconnected somewhere on our show's review page.

True.

That's one of probably a thousand relationships that have started there.

On today's show, Senator Joe Manchin clashes with his Democratic colleagues once again

over the $3.5 trillion spending package.

Plus, we recap the outcome from the US Open.

Yeah, interesting stuff there, but first we are going to dive into the history of 9-11

and the war on terror.

This past weekend marked the 20th anniversary of 9-11 and beyond the typical yearly

commemoration, the FBI released a newly declassified document detailing contacts

that two high-jaggers had with Saudi associates in the US.

It reportedly did not have any more conclusive evidence about the Saudi government's role, though.

This was the first document released after President Biden ordered a declassification

of such materials that have been clandestined for years.

And it comes after many families of victims have pushed for further investigation

and possible involvement of the Saudi government in the attacks.

Yep. And meanwhile, there are more developments in the decades-long war in Afghanistan

that followed 9-11.

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