2025-09-05
15 分钟Good morning. It's Friday, September 5th.
I'm Shamita Basu.
This is Apple News Today.
On today's show, the key moments from RFK Jr.'s Senate showdown.
Back from recess,
Democrats in Congress look ahead to midterm strategy and the iconic movie prop that's expected to fetch up to $3 million at auction.
But first, to this week's deadly military strike in the Caribbean near Venezuela,
which President Trump said was aimed at drug cartels.
Navy warships killed 11 people who were on board a vessel the White House said was connected to the Tren de Aragua gang.
Speaking yesterday from Ecuador,
Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested they had drugs bound for the U.S. and that the administration planned to wage war on these groups.
The decision to use the military for law enforcement in international waters took many by surprise and raised questions about what exactly happened here,
the legality of it, and what might come next.
It was really the first time that this has happened,
where the military has gotten involved in what has traditionally been a law enforcement role and really opened up the door for what the future holds.
Idris Ali is a Pentagon correspondent at Reuters.
He told us Trump administration officials have made it clear this is meant to send a message.
They really have set up the stage really for a sustained campaign.
And they've pretty much said, look, this is not a one-off strike.
There are going to be more strikes against anyone who is trying to smuggle drugs into the United States.