Trump Targets Fentanyl as Lawmakers Debate NGOs’ Role at Border; Israel Strikes Syria

President Donald Trump signs into law a bipartisan bill that toughens punishment for fentanyl traffickers. We have more on the heartbreaking stories told by victims’ families, and the role played by China in allowing fentanyl into the United States.

A Syrian news broadcast captures the moment an Israeli airstrike hit Damascus. Meanwhile, hundreds of Israeli Druze gather at the Syrian border as the conflict with Syria continues.

Trump’s rescissions package clears a key procedural hurdle in the Senate ahead of a Friday deadline—but it’s not yet at the finish line. Three Republican senators maintain their opposition to the package, which would cut about $9 billion for foreign aid and public broadcasting.

On Capitol Hill, lawmakers debate the role that non-government organizations (NGOs) played in what Republicans call a historic border crisis created by the Biden administration. We have the highlights from the hearing, which grew heated at times. And the Trump administration resumes deporting illegal immigrants to nations other than their own.

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, met with Democratic lawmakers in Washington Wednesday. Will he win the backing of Democratic leaders? We hear from our panel: Chip Franklin and Matt Klink.