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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Noor Rahm. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says U.S. forces will continue to attack suspected drug cartel boats in the Caribbean. At least 87 people have died. Members of Congress and others are concerned the strikes are not justified and may violate international law.
In a speech at the Reagan National Defense Forum yesterday, Hegseth said the operations are to protect Americans, comparing them to the U.S. response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Here, again, we've been focused and here we've been clear. If you're working for a designated terrorist organization and you bring drugs to this country in a boat, we will find you and we will sink you.
He said President Trump has the power to take military action as he sees fit to defend the nation. The suspect accused of planting pipe bombs near the U.S. Capitol in 2021 told federal investigators he believed conspiracy theories that the 2020 election was stolen from then-President Trump. He also expressed views supportive of Trump
The account comes from a person familiar with the investigation who wasn't authorized to speak publicly. NPR's Maura Liason reports.
For years, Trump supporters, including Dan Bongino, who is now the deputy FBI director, have claimed that the pipe bombs were an inside job.
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Chapter 2: What military actions are being taken against drug cartels in the Caribbean?
But the suspect was apparently a Trump supporter who told law enforcement that he believed the lie that Trump won the 2020 election. Speaking to Sean Hannity on Fox, Bongino explained why the facts are at odds with what he used to say as a paid podcaster.
I was paid in the past, Sean, for my opinions. That's clear. And one day I'll be back in that space. But that's not what I'm paid for now.
Now, Bongino says, quote, I'm paid to be your deputy FBI director and we base investigations on facts. Mara Liason, NPR News.
Three days of high-stakes talks between U.S. and Ukrainian teams in Florida ended without a breakthrough.
NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is projecting determination and a cautiously upbeat tone. And U.S. Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner said the process is moving forward even if no major concessions emerged. The key sensitive topics still to discuss include territory, the use of frozen Russian assets, and security guarantees for Ukraine.
Ukrainians and the Europeans fear the U.S. will pressure Kiev to give away too much to Russia. Speaking over the weekend, Ukraine's top commander said it would be unacceptable for Kiev to surrender territory it has fought for and held on to. Separately, the Kremlin welcomed the Trump administration no longer calling Russia a direct threat. in its revised national strategy.
Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Kyiv.
Russia unleashed massive drone and missile attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure overnight. Zelensky goes to London tomorrow to meet with European allies on the war. This is NPR News in Washington. A fire swept through a nightclub in India today just after midnight. Officials say 25 people were killed. Local authorities say most of the dead were kitchen workers.
They also say the nightclub had violated fire safety regulations. Families in Bethlehem gathered to watch the lighting of the Christmas tree yesterday for the first time in two years. NPR's Hadeel Al-Shalji reports the city hopes to bring back tourism that was lost during the war.
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