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Hey there it's the NPR Politics podcast and we're here with our weekly roundup of

the week's biggest political stories. The long-standing feud between

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and President Trump intensified this

week after Warren got a DNA test to try and claim her Native American ancestry.

And across the country, Senate races are tightening up with less than three

weeks to go until the midterms. I'm Asma Khaled, political reporter. I'm Scott

Tetro, I cover Congress. I'm Domenico Montenegro, political editor and I'm

Mara Liason, National Political Correspondent. So before we dive in Scott, you are

speaking to us on a long distance line. You are in Las Vegas. Catch us up on why

you're there. I've got a new podcast residency just like

Celine Dion. I'm gonna be doing podcasts from the Luxor three nights a week.

It's a big Senate race. Do you have a stage name? No, you know it's just me.

It's just Scott Tetro live unplugged. I talk about politics. I talk about myself.

It's a real, it's an intimate moment. Is it including magic tricks? No, no, that's a

different act. This is this is just politics and storytelling. But sorry Scott,

you were saying you're there for a Senate race in addition to your side act.

Yes. Jackie Rose in the Democrat running against Dean Heller. We're gonna talk about

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