As the U.S. struggles to find a way forward in Egypt, the country’s conflict has become a proxy war for competing ideologies in the Middle East. Robin Wright, distinguished scholar at the Wilson Center in Washington and the U.S. Institute of Peace, says the growing political divide in Egypt reflects a broader trend throughout the Middle East.

The city of New York hit a new record—yesterday 254 guns were seized, and 19 alleged smugglers were charged in what's seen as the city’s largest gun bust yet. Daniel Webster is Director of Johns Hopkins’ Center for Gun Policy and Research. He joins us to discuss what policy makers can do to curb the trafficking of firearms.

It's long been known that U.S. and British operatives were behind the 1953 Iranian coup, which overthrew the nation's Prime Minister, but only yesterday did the CIA officially confirm it. Malcolm Byrne, the director of the National Security Archives, which made these documents public for the first time,  joins The Takeaway to discuss these revelations.

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has been indicted for the murder of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated in 2007. Joining us to discuss this is Akbar Ahmed, chair of Islamic studies at American University and Pakistan's former ambassador to the United Kingdom. Ahmed is author of the book "The Thistle and the Drone."

Tacos predate the arrival of Europeans in North America, and over the centuries, they’ve evolved from a Mexican food staple to one of America’s greatest fusion cuisines. This week, Fronteras is airing a five-part series on the mighty taco. Kicking it off and giving a sneak peak to the Takeaway is David Martin Davies, a lifelong taco lover and news director of Texas Public Radio in San Antonio.

This week The Takeaway is taking you on a tour of states that have started to change their laws since the Supreme Court found parts of the Voting Rights Act unconstitutional. Texas wasted no time changing its laws in the wake of the Court's ruling. Kate McGee is a reporter at KUT in Austin. She says that the battle over redistricting in Texas began years before the Supreme Court's.

The Republican National Committee voted unanimously last Friday to pull their partnership with CNN and NBC due to the networks' planned films focusing on Hillary Rodham Clinton. Kathleen Hall Jamieson explains the decision, and how it could affect the upcoming presidential election. Jamieson is the Director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania.