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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. The U.S. is sanctioning Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, his family, and his foreign minister, accusing them of being involved in the drug trade.
What sanctions did the U.S. impose on Colombia's President Gustavo Petro?
Julia Carnero reports tensions are escalating as the U.S. military ramps up operations in the Caribbean.
The sanctions were imposed against Colombian President Gustavo Petro, his wife, his son, and one of his ministers. In a statement, Treasury Secretary Scott Besson said Petro has, quote, Petro replied on social media, saying it was a paradox to face this measure after years of fighting drug trafficking and helping to curb cocaine consumption in the U.S., Colombia is a major U.S. ally, but the U.S. strikes destroying vessels in South American waters have led to growing tension between the countries. For NPR News, I'm Julia Carneiro.
President Trump said the White House facade would go untouched during the construction of his massive ballroom, but now its east wing is gone. The sudden destruction of it is the latest example of Trump's quest to remake the presidency in his image. As NPR's Domenico Montanaro explains.
The White House is supposed to be the people's house and has always been something more humble than exuberant palaces you might see in the Middle East or the very kind of monarchy the American colonies were breaking away from in the first place. All of this really is representative of how Trump has gone about his presidency unilaterally and with little to no input or consideration from Congress or the public.
NPR's Domenico Montanaro reporting. Ontario's premier Doug Ford says he's pulling a TV ad that caused President Trump to say he was ending trade talks with Canada. The ad used former President Ronald Reagan's words to criticize tariffs. Trump claims the ad was intended to influence the Supreme Court decision on his tariffs policy. Ford says he's achieved his goal, having reached U.S. audiences at the highest levels. The Justice Department says it will send election observers to some polling sites in California and New Jersey for the November election, as NPR's Hansilo Wong reports it comes after requests from local Republican parties.
The Justice Department says to, quote, ensure transparency, ballot security, and compliance with federal law, federal election observers are heading to five counties in Southern and Central California, including Los Angeles County, plus New Jersey's Passaic County. All six locations are in Democratic-led states holding elections with national implications, including California's special election on congressional redistricting and the New Jersey governor's race. Those six locations were also named in letters from those states' Republican parties, which claim each of those counties has experienced voting issues and asked the DOJ to send federal monitors. New Jersey's Attorney General Matt Blackin, a Democrat, says the move is highly inappropriate and that state officials are considering all of their options to prevent any effort to intimidate voters.
Anzela Wong, NPR News.
Stocks closed up today. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Officials say a blast at a Tennessee explosives plant that killed 16 people began in an area where workers used kettles to produce a mixture of explosives, and it set off other explosives nearby. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms says it could still take months to determine the cause of the blast. A judge in New Mexico halted a federal death penalty case, saying the government shutdown is impeding the defendant's right to legal representation. The order temporarily stays the prosecution of 52-year-old Labar Sethlikai for a string of kidnappings involving sexual abuse and at least two deaths.
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