Blinken Travels To Mexico, U.S. Targeted By Iran-Backed Militias, Bidenomics

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🗓️ 27 December 2023

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to Mexico to discuss immigration policy as a caravan of thousands of migrants travels towards the southern border. Militias backed by Iran are targeting American and Israeli forces in several Middle Eastern countries. And the U.S. economy is showing signs of recovery, but President Biden isn't always getting credit for it.

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0:00.0	U.S. officials are in Mexico to discuss immigration as thousands of migrants
0:06.6	head for the U.S. border.
0:08.4	Mexico's president says he'll work with the U.S. on border policy, so what can the two sides agree on?
0:14.3	I'm Leila Faldel.
0:15.3	That's Asma Khalid, and this is a first from NBR news.
0:21.0	From Lebanon to the Red Sea, U.S. and Israeli troops are in
0:24.4	confrontations with Iranian-backed regional militias.
0:27.6	It's one way Iran is demonstrating its power and influence in response to
0:31.8	Israel's escalating military operation in Gaza
0:34.4	where Hamas rules. What's being done to stop the war from expanding?
0:38.5	As 2024 inches closer, President Biden wants you to know the economy is showing signs of improvement,
0:45.8	but will voters agree when they cast their ballots in November?
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