2025-10-13
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Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
I'm Tamara Keith.
I cover the White House.
And today we want to highlight some reporting from our friends at Consider This from NPR.
Nearly a quarter century after the September 11th attacks,
the Trump administration is using the language of terrorism to target a new enemy,
Latin American drug cartels.
President Trump says the U.S. is in armed conflict with drug cartels.
Scott Detro spoke with a Bush-era lawyer who says the powers of war are too extraordinary to use against crime.
That conversation comes after a short break.
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I'm gonna keep it real.