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Ryland Barton (0:17)
In Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. The Justice Department has charged former National Security Adviser John Bolton for allegedly mishandling classified documents. Bolton worked in Trump's first administration but later became one of his fiercest critics. Bolton is the latest example of the Justice Department targeting Trump's perceived political enemies. Venezuela is asking the UN Security Council to weigh in on the deadly US strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean. As NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports, President Trump is defending the strikes.
Samuel Moncada (0:47)
Venezuela's Ambassador to the UN Samuel Moncada, says so far 27 people have been killed in strikes on what he calls civilian vessels in international waters. He says they included not only Venezuelans, but also citizens of Colombia and Trinidad.
Venezuelan Official (1:04)
A killer prowling the Caribbean bloodthirsty, looking for wars, and there is no justification at all. They are fabricating a war.
Samuel Moncada (1:13)
But while he's calling the Security Council to investigate, the US has veto power and the Trump administration is vowing to continue the strikes, which it says are part of a counter drug campaign. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, Washington.
Ryland Barton (1:28)
Labor unions are suing the Trump administration for surveilling immigrants social media accounts. NPR's Shannon Bond reports.
Shannon Bond (1:35)
The Trump administration has said it's using AI to help monitor the social media accounts of people legally in the US and use what it finds to revoke visas of those it deems to hold, quote, hostile attitudes. The lawsuit argues that's a violation of the constitutional right to free speech. It says, quote, the government is using the threat of immigration enforcement to suppress dissent. The suit was filed in federal court in New York by three unions that say many of their members have already begun censoring themselves out of fear. At least 55 million people have US visas and could be subject to heightened surveillance. Shannon Bond, NPR News.
Ryland Barton (2:13)
President Trump says if Hamas continues attacks in Gaza, quote, we will have no choice but to go in and kill them. But he also insists U.S. troops won't be involved. As NPR's Adipa Shivram reports, peace negotiations.