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Today’s edition of quick hits.
* Still awaiting the details on the latest strike: “The U.S. military struck a boat coming out of Venezuela for the second time this month, President Trump said today, as his administration continued its deadly campaign on drug cartels that it accused of bringing fentanyl into the United States. The strike occurred in international waters and killed three people, Trump said in a post on Truth Social.”
* A lawsuit worth watching: “Maurene Comey is suing the Trump administration over her firing as a federal prosecutor in New York, calling the move a ‘politically motivated’ one that ‘upends bedrock principles of our democracy and justice system.’”
* Sometimes “frameworks” prove meaningful, but not always: “U.S. officials said on Monday that they had reached a preliminary deal with China on the fate of the social media platform TikTok that would address one of the biggest points of contention between the world’s two largest economies.”
* An avoidable fiasco: “South Korea said Monday that it would investigate whether its workers suffered any human rights violations during a raid by U.S. authorities, as President Donald Trump insisted that he did not want to ‘frighten off’ foreign investment.”
* Epstein documents: “Jeffrey Epstein’s estate has turned over additional documents to the House Oversight Committee, including a previously redacted name from the late sex offender’s now-notorious 50th birthday book, according to a letter obtained by NBC News. The name that was unredacted was not immediately publicly released.”
* Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the president of Brazil, wrote an interesting op-ed for The New York Times pushing back against the White House: “President Trump, we remain open to negotiating anything that can bring mutual benefits. But Brazil’s democracy and sovereignty are not on the table.”
* Why do this? “The U.S. Department of Education has pulled funding for programs in eight states aimed at supporting students who have both hearing and vision loss, a move that could affect some of the country’s most vulnerable students. The programs are considered vital in those states but represent only a little over $1 million a year in federal money.”
* Noted without comment: “Fox News Channel host Brian Kilmeade apologized on Sunday for advocating for the execution of mentally ill homeless people in a discussion on the network last week, saying his remark was ‘extremely callous.’”
See you tomorrow.