On today's show:

• Nancy Solomon, WNYC reporter and editor, host of the “Ask Governor Murphy” monthly call-in show and of the podcast "Dead End: A New Jersey Political Murder Mystery, and Ben Max, executive editor of Gotham Gazette and the host of the Max Politics podcast, talk about the hotly contested congressional races in the area.
• Najib Aminy, reporter and producer at Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, talks about his recent work that explores the question of whether the U.S. should recognize the Taliban, as well as why so few applications for humanitarian parole have been approved by the U.S. after its departure from Afghanistan.
• As New York's new concealed carry regulations go into effect in response to the Supreme Court ruling that overturned previous policy, Jon Campbell, Albany reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, talks about the designated "gun-free zone" in Midtown and how the new regulations will be enforced.
• Kurt Streeter, sports columnist for The New York Times, brings us updates and analysis of the U.S. Open, which is currently underway, and on the legacy of Serena Williams, who is set to retire from tennis after this year's tournament.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as soon as they are available.