Alex Ossola

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hasn't publicly acknowledged that its forces struck the compound.

And from Iran to Cuba.

President Trump told CNN today that he believes the Cuban government, quote, is going to fall pretty soon.

It's his second comment in two days, suggesting he anticipates a near-term change to the country's government.

And the journal has learned that a federal prosecutor in Florida is looking to build criminal cases against leaders of Cuba's government and Communist Party.

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attorney in Miami has created a working group across several government agencies to gather evidence for potential crimes related to drugs, immigration, and other violations.

The Trump administration used criminal charges as a pretext for the ouster of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.

A Justice Department spokesman said that federal prosecutors' work include efforts to combat transnational crime.

A volatile week in trading closed out today with another down day for stocks and a big jump in the price of oil.

The Nasdaq led the day's losses in the major indexes, closing down 1.6 percent.

Wall Street Journal markets reporter Hannah Aaron Lang says investors are worried about oil supply disruptions from the Middle East war and the U.S.

economy.

And for the week, the Dow fell 3%, its worst showing since April 2025.

The S&P slid 2%, and the Nasdaq lost 1.2% this week.

Coming up, the government's plan for tariff refunds.

That's after the break.

Yesterday, President Trump announced that he plans to nominate Senator Mark Wayne Mullen of Oklahoma as leader of the Department of Homeland Security.

In choosing Mullen, the president selected someone as pugnacious as former Secretary Kristi Noem and signaled he doesn't plan to back off on immigration.