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I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage, and yes, still on the road.

Let's get briefed.

First up, of course, we'll start things off with the escalating war between Israel and Iran. Now, after a weekend of heavy strikes, Israel says

the campaign could last for weeks. A key question that many are asking is why did Israel

decide to launch their attack now? Well, the PDB is here to try and answer

your key questions, so we'll break that down. Later in the show, a manhunt is underway in Minnesota

after a deadly, politically motivated shooting left one Democrat lawmaker and their spouse dead,

let another Democrat lawmaker critically their spouse dead, and another Democrat

lawmaker critically wounded. Plus, Egyptian authorities cracked down on pro-Palestinian

Western activists attempting to cross the Gaza border. Some were beaten, others deported,

all were taught a lesson about the real world. And in today's back of the brief, Trump's travel

ban may grow in the coming weeks. A leaked memo suggested the U.S. could expand restrictions

to 36 more countries. But first, today's PDB spotlight. It was a growing conflagration

over the weekend in the Middle East. For four days now,

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