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Politics Day: Foreign Policy

Flags of member nations flying at United Nations Headquarters in 2005

On the same day the U.S. Embassy in Israel moves to Jerusalem, over fifty Palestinians were killed by the Israeli military. On this politics day edition of River to River, host Ben Kieffer gets analysis of the conflict in Gaza.  Other foreign policy is covered including the latest on the Iran nuclear deal, a meeting with north Korea might be in jeapordy, and what CIA Director nominee Gina Haspel's views on torture mean for the United States. 

Also, the guests discuss what Tuesday’s midterm primaries may mean for control of Congress and Trump’s rising poll numbers. 

Analysts for the hour are Evan Renfro, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at University of Northern Iowa and Jim McCormick, Professor of Political Science at Iowa State University.

Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River