And we're going to be turning now to another escalating conflict. This one between the US and Venezuela. For the second time this month, the US military carried out a strike on a boat that the administration alleges was smuggling drugs from Venezuela to the US.President Trump shared a video of the strike on social media yesterday, showing a small boat suddenly erupting in flames. The president said three men whom he called narot terrorists were killed in the strike yesterday. While while speaking to reporte ...

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US-Venezuela Relations - The US government is increasing pressure on Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, accusing him of rigging elections [2] - The US denies regime change but questions the legitimacy of Venezuelan elections [1] - The US labels Maduro a narco-terrorist and offers a $50 million reward for information leading to his arrest [2] - Maduro accuses the US of planning to overthrow his government and blames Marco Rubio for directing White House policy [4] US Strategy - The US aims to stem the flow of illegal drugs from Venezuela [3] - The US seeks to pressure Maduro to leave power without deploying American troops [3] - The US is deploying military firepower, including guided missile destroyers, near Venezuela [3] Venezuelan Situation - Maduro supporters are gathering in response to US actions [4] - Venezuela experienced mass protests in 2019 due to hyperinflation and blackouts [4]

Guys, busy hour. The White House is now saying via social media that President Trump has officially signed an executive order that will implement a trade deal with the country of Japan. Now, this sort of formalizes that framework agreement uh that was put in place earlier this summer.And the biggest detail here that matters the most is that they are now finally formalizing a 15% tariff for all imported cars from Japan. Remember, it was announced as a detail that would happen. But the uh the White House had ...

Welcome back. We want to turn now to the war in Ukraine. President Trump held a call today with Ukraine's President Zalinski and European leaders as the so-called coalition of the willing met today in Paris to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine.Administration official telling NBC News President Trump urged Europe to stop buying Russian oil and increase economic pressure on China for helping fund Russia. NBC News White House correspondent Yamish Alendor joins me now. Yamich, thank you for pulling double ...

Yet another twist in the New York City mayor's race. New reports that the White House is trying to clear the field and give their preferred candidate, former Governor Andrew Cuomo, running as an independent, a better chance of defeating the Democratic nominee Zoran Mandami. Politico reports that White House advisers have discussed giving a job to current Mayor Eric Adams if he quits the race. Here's how Mandami reacted to that on this network last night. I think it's outrageous. This is an affront to our ci ...

going to do my best to share what we know as of today and speak frankly to the people of Illinois. Rumors have been swirling about what the White House has planned and sifting fact from fiction has been increasingly difficult because Donald Trump's administration is not working in coordination with the city of Chicago, Cook County, or the state of Illinois. I want to take a moment at the top of my remarks to note how truly extraordinary it is for the federal government to refuse to coordinate with local law ...

We had heard from President Trump over the long weekend when it came to the negotiations with India, saying that they had suggested that they could reduce their tariffs down to zero. But he didn't fully open the door that these discussions with India are going to reopen. And keep in mind, we have seen the Trump administration double tariffs to 50% the other week, 25%.Is that so-called reciprocal tariff rate stacked on top of that was that additional 25% over India's imports of Russian energy supplies. Now, ...

Meanwhile, let's show you a live shot from a federal court in Washington DC. We're at the top of the hour. Attorneys for Fed Governor Cook will make the case to temporarily block the president from removing her from office.Joining us this morning to talk about that hearing is former White House attorney and the first Trump White House Ty Cobb joins us on the phone. Ty, appreciate the time this morning. Thanks.No, I'm so sorry I got some technical difficulty down here and couldn't be with you on on the air. ...