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Trump says U.S. has entered deal with Venezuela to control 65 billion barrels of its oil reserves

The announcement of the deal comes nearly nine months after the U.S. military at Trump's direction carried out an operation toΒ capture Venezuela's president NicolΓ‘s MaduroΒ and spirit him to the United States to face federal narcoterrorism and drug trafficking charges.

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National parks under strain from Trump's construction projects and political pressure

Americans continue to flock to the national parks, with more than 320 million visitors in the last year alone. But that broad appeal is facing new political pressures, from orders to revise exhibits to President Trump's construction projects. Amna Nawaz discussed the state of national parks with Tiernan Sittenfeld, the president and CEO of the National Parks Conservation Association.

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National Park Service backs Trump's arch, despite its impact on key Washington sightlines

A new National Park Service report backs President Donald Trump's proposed arch, despite what it says are adverse effects to the sightline between a host of iconic landmarks in Washington, including the Washington Monument and Lincoln and Jefferson memorials.

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Judge says Pentagon's measures against Anthropic were 'illegal and baseless'

A federal judge has ruled in favor of artificial intelligence company Anthropic in its legal battle against the Pentagon after the government labeled the company as a supply chain risk earlier this year.

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Judge questions why Kennedy Center is moving so quickly to return Trump's name to building

Just seconds after the Trump administration's lawyer, Bradley Mayers, began making his case at a nearly two-hour hearing, U.S. District Court Judge Christopher Cooper interrupted to ask why the center needed to begin inscribing the president's name on the institution's facade as soon as Sept. 8.

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Trump faces backlash from ranchers over plan to import beef

Backlash is mounting over President Trump's plan to pause tariffs on imported ground beef. The announcement has drawn sharp criticism from both ranchers and Republican politicians, who say the cheap imports will undercut struggling American producers and weaken the industry in the long term. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Walter Schweitzer of the Montana Farmers Union.

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