USA TODAY Pentagon Correspondent Tom Vanden Brook takes a closer look at President Donald Trump's moves this week surrounding the National Guard and police in the nation's capital.An explosion at a steel plant in Pennsylvania left two people dead Monday.Australia will recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations next month.President Trump says he's looking at reclassifying marijuana at the federal level.USA TODAY National Correspondent Elizabeth Weise discusses government plans to drop a horde of flies over the Texas border.Please let us know what you think of this episode by sending a note to [email protected] Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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