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This week on Up first, the Trump administration and Venezuela. Can the U.S. run a foreign government as the president says, they simply may not adopt the policies that Trump would like to see. It's a complex, fast moving story as always. We're working overnight and every night so you can start each morning knowing what matters. Listen up first on the NPR app or wherever you get podcasts Live from.
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NPR News In Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. President Trump met with more than a dozen oil executives at the White House this afternoon to talk about the future of oil production in Venezuela. If the company struck a deal, he said, they'd be in Venezuela for a long time. NPR's Camilla Dominoski reports.
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President Trump made it clear what he wanted.
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Our giant oil companies will be spending at least $100 billion of their money, not the government's money. They don't need government money, but they need government protection.
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And if any companies didn't want to invest, he said other companies would be willing to take their place. But the gathered executives didn't promise any dollar figures. Darren woods, the CEO of ExxonMobil, said that after having had assets seized twice in Venezuela, it would take some significant changes before they went back in. As it is today, he called Venezuela uninvestable. Camila Domonosky, NPR News.
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Minnesota officials are asking the public to share any video or other evidence about the fatal shooting of Renee Goode by an immigration agent. They say they're concerned by the Trump administration's decision to keep the investigation into the kill. Federal hands During a press conference, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry says federal officials have already made their own conclusions about the case.
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This is not a time to hide from the facts. This is a time to embrace them, making sure that we're pushing for transparency every step of the way. The fact that Pam Bondi's Department of Justice and this presidential administration has already come to a conclusion about those facts is deeply concerning.
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The Trump administration insists that the officer who shot the 37 year old mother of three has complete legal immunity. Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary Scott Besant says his agency is taking a closer look at financial transactions between Minnesota residents and businesses and Somalia. Somali leaders and local officials have vowed to protect the community. The latest on employment numbers from the Labor Department show hiring in the U.S. slowed last month. NPR's Scott Horsley says employers added 50,000 jobs during the month.