Roberto Aram Ferdman

Over a lunch of cheeseburgers at his Jupiter, Fla. golf course, Trump listened as the tobacco executives complained about the FDA not approving flavored vapes. Trump said he had heard significant complaints from others about FDA Commissioner Marty Makary. Read more ⬇️

NEW - Trump has signed off on a plan to fire his FDA Commissioner, Dr. Marty Makary. gift link below

NEW: In an unusual attempt to get Trump’s ear—and go around Marco Rubio—the grandson of Cuban leader Raúl Castro tapped a wealthy Havana entrepreneur to try to personally deliver a letter to Trump outside of regular diplomatic channels With @Jose_deCordoba wsj.com/politics/natio…

President Trump has repeatedly promised his top administration officials pardons before he leaves office. “I’ll pardon everyone who has come within 200 feet of the Oval,” Trump said in a recent meeting to laughs, according to people with knowledge of the comments, @jdawsey1 reports wsj.com/politics/polic…

“its next Conquest”

Even for a president who has long relied on maximalist threats, today’s 85-word post was jarring. It ricocheted from the Oval Office to foreign embassies and corporate suites, setting off a countdown to Trump’s 8 p.m. deadline and a frantic global guessing game over what the world’s most powerful man was prepared to do.  Great team effort across the @WSJ

The incredible story of a combat search and rescue mission for the books; wsj.com/politics/natio… with ⁦@alexbward⁩ ⁦@VeraMBergen⁩ @mgordonwsj wsj.com/politics/natio…

For nearly two days, injured and alone, a U.S. aviator hid in a remote mountain crevice as Iranian forces closed in on him with helicopters and drones. “God is good,” he radioed once he reached an elevated ridge, a message that was met with suspicion back in Washington as a possible Iranian trap as officials scrambled to verify he was still alive. Latest ⤵️

One of Pam Bondi’s last acts before being ousted as Trump’s AG was to quietly authorize a U.S. attorney in North Carolina to pursue probes related to 2020 election fraud across the country—pursuing one of Trump’s biggest fixations into her final days on the job wsj.com/politics/the-u…

President Trump told aides he’s willing to end the U.S. military campaign against Iran even if the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed, likely extending Tehran’s firm grip on the waterway wsj.com/world/middle-e… via @WSJ

The Russian tanker Anatoly Kolodkin has arrived in Cuba carrying a full load of crude oil, providing a critical energy supply to the island amid a U.S. oil blockade. This video by a local TV Yumurí journalist shows the vessel docking at the port of Matanzas this morning.

President Trump’s decision to allow a one-time shipment of crude oil to Cuba effectively breaks a two-month blockade that has led to fuel shortages and increased power outages on the island wsj.com/world/a-russia… via @WSJ

Two months after signing an executive order threatening tariffs on any country that sends oil to Cuba, Trump now says he has “no problem” with countries doing that.

Mexico's navy says it has activated a search-and-rescue operation in the ​Caribbean to locate two sailboats carrying humanitarian aid to Cuba ‌after the vessels failed to arrive in Havana as scheduled eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/marina-…

Violent crime in Caracas and other major Venezuelan cities is falling to the lowest levels seen in decades, giving the country a boost as it prepares to welcome more potential foreign investment wsj.com/world/americas… via @WSJ

The Pentagon is sending three warships and thousands of additional Marines to the Middle East, even as President Trump insists he won’t put American boots on the ground in Iran, according to U.S. officials. wsj.com/livecoverage/i…

The new head of Mexico’s most powerful drug cartel is protected by bodyguards—and the U.S. Constitution. wsj.com/world/americas… via @WSJ

For the last year, the Trump administration claimed that immigration officers have been under attack. Vehicle rammings. Bitten fingers. All signs of a rampant uptick in assaults against federal officers. The government has labeled alleged perpetrators on X as "domestic terrorists" and "extremists." But, who are they? Citizens — for the most part. Yet none have been convicted at trial. Read our latest story to learn how the Department of Homeland Security, created to protect Americans, has turned its force against them. 👇 wsj.com/us-news/immigr… cc @HannaCritch @emmatscott @bellecushing @kdombsadof

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