It's been a good few weeks for the president, capped off by a Democratic win in the Georgia Senate race, and WNBA star Brittney Griner's release from a Russian prison.

• Plus, protests, crackdowns and change in China and Iran.

Guests: Axios' Mike Allen and Stanford University’s Larry Diamond.

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Go Deeper:

• How the Biden admin says Brittney Griner's release happened
• Rep. Andy Biggs challenges McCarthy for speaker
• Iran executes man arrested in Tehran demonstrations