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Boat strike: President Trump announced on Monday that the U.S. military had struck a boat that he said was carrying drugs from Venezuela, the second time he has ordered the use of lethal force against a vessel from that country. Mr. Trump said three “narcoterrorists” had been killed in the latest strike, which he announced hours after Venezuela’s president condemned the earlier strike, which killed 11, as a “heinous crime.”
Kirk assassination: Top Trump administration officials used Charlie Kirk’s podcast on Monday to threaten a governmental crackdown on left-wing organizations in the name of the slain conservative activist. Administration officials who appeared on the podcast, guest-hosted by Vice President JD Vance, made broad and unsubstantiated claims about their political opponents and alleged that liberal groups were responsible for Mr. Kirk’s death — even though investigators have said they believe that the suspect acted alone. Read more ›
Fed fight: The Trump administration wants a federal appeals court to rule by the end of the day on the president’s attempt to fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve. The administration wants to remove her before a two-day Fed meeting begins Tuesday. Read more ›
