Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) thinks the administration's strikes in the waters off Venezuela will expand to land, he said in a Sunday interview, adding that President Trump will brief lawmakers on "potential future military operations against Venezuela and Colombia."
The big picture: Fury is growing on Capitol Hill over the strikes on purported "narco-terrorists" in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, which have killed at least 43 people and stirred speculation of an attempted regime change.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent — whose net worth is estimated at more than $500 million — on Sunday said he was sharing in the pain of the farm export crisis as a soybean farmer himself.
Why it matters: China has cut off purchases of U.S. soybeans amid the trade war, depriving farmers of their largest export market and an estimated $13 billion in annual sales.
The U.S. will not lose money on its massive bailout of Argentina, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday, despite the continued weakening of the Argentine currency.
Why it matters: American intervention in Argentina's economy so far hasn't paid off, with the peso falling to record lows despite unprecedented levels of support.
French police have arrested suspects in connection to last week's brazen Louvre heist, where thieves made off with millions in stolen jewels.
The big picture: The bandits were in and out in mere minutes — escaping on scooters with their historic loot that France's interior minister described as "priceless."
The U.S. has worked out a "framework" trade deal with China that will avoid a threatened additional 100% in tariffs, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday.
Why it matters: The news will come as a huge relief to financial markets, which feared an escalation of the trade war, and to businesses, which worried about an unimaginable surge in their costs.
Immigration raids in California's Coachella Valley — a key source of the nation's produce — have upended daily life, keeping parents from fields, children from school and multiple families crowded into shared homes.
Why it matters: Fear in one of the country's poorest regions shows how the Trump administration's immigration crackdown is shaking a vulnerable labor force, mostly undocumented, overwhelming churches and food banks.
Black and Latino Americans are reporting record levels of alienation and pessimism about the nation's direction, as President Trump tightens his focus on immigration enforcement and civil rights rollbacks, per a new poll.
Why it matters: More Latinos and Black voters supported Trump in 2024 than in his two previous presidential runs, but early into his second term the sense of exclusion has deepened among communities of color.
