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Podcast: CNN Inside Politics
Episode: Can Washington still work?
Description: First: The US government's biggest players -- Biden, McCarthy, Jeffries, Schumer, McConnell -- sit down for talks with the stability of the global economy on the line.
Plus: We're learning more about the victims of the massacre in Allen, Texas -- and the shooter who slaughtered them.
And: Donald Trump's civil case goes to a New York jury after closing arguments, the focus on credibility and the former president's refusal to show up. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy