Good morning, I'm Taylor Wilson, and today is Tuesday, March 18th, 2025.

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Today, deadly Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, plus the latest on a legal and political showdown after the Trump

administration deported hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador, and we take a closer look at

what happened during severe weather in recent days. Israeli air strikes in Gaza killed at least

200 people, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, as attacks hit dozens of targets earlier

today.

The incident ends a week's long standoff over extending the ceasefire that halted fighting

in January.

Strikes were reported in multiple locations in both Gaza's north and south.

For its part, Israel said it hit dozens of targets and added the strikes would continue

for as long as necessary

and would extend beyond airstrikes, raising the possibility that Israeli ground troops could resume

fighting. We saw a legal and political showdown yesterday after the Trump administration

deported hundreds of Venezuelans

to El Salvador over the weekend in apparent defiance of court orders. The administration says the

Venezuelans are members of a gang called Trained de Aragua and that they are being deported on

national security concerns. Lawyers for the Venezuelan deportees say they have not been given due

process.

I spoke with USA Today, White House correspondent Bart Jansen to get a better sense of what's happening.

Bart, hello, sir.

Hello, how are you?

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