John Bickley

That is a new mission aimed at countering Russian influence in the region.

In response to the deal, many on the left accused President Trump of sort of abandoning his plan.

But Republicans say this was all part of the negotiating process.

And he just scored a lot of what he wanted at little cost.

Here's Trump himself making that point this week.

Trump went on to say that this deal would potentially open the door for the U.S.

to build his Golden Dome.

That is the high tech defense system that could intercept missiles before they reach the U.S.

mainland.

It's similar to the Iron Dome over in Israel.

Right.

The president really got a lot of what he was going for from the beginning in that deal.

Now, back stateside, we still have the crackdown in Minneapolis from the administration really focusing on these demonstrators, protesters, rioters against ICE.

What is the latest on that front?

Yeah, the White House was already furious with Minnesota lawmakers over their refusal to cooperate with immigration efforts and their refusal to protect ICE agents on the ground from violent agitators.

But things undoubtedly came to a head this past Sunday when that violent mob broke into a church service, harassing parents with their children and getting in the face of the terrified pastor who they accused without evidence of working with ICE.

Now, the DOJ vowed to prosecute those responsible for organizing that disruption.

And on Thursday, they followed through.

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the arrest of two individuals who helped organize the mob, including Nikima Armstrong, that's a BLM advisor and former president of the NAACP Minneapolis, and Chantelle Allen, a St.

Paul school board member.