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NPR News: 12-18-2025 8PM EST

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🗓️ 19 December 2025

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. A person of interest. Authorities suspect is

0:24.6

responsible for the mass shooting at Brown University on Saturday has been identified. A local law

0:29.7

enforcement source told Ocean State media, there is now an outstanding warrant for the

0:34.2

individual's arrest. The source said the shooting killed two students and

0:38.0

wounded nine others in a classroom. President Trump's blockade on oil tankers going in and out of Venezuela

0:43.8

is just the latest example of his aggressive use of American power abroad. NPR's Franco Ordonez reports on how

0:50.6

Trump has reshaped U.S. foreign policy through an America-first lens.

0:55.1

Since taking office, President Trump's used tariffs as a weapon against allies, declared war on drug

1:00.4

cartels, and secured the release of hostages from Gaza. Lori Esposito Murray is a veteran in diplomatic

1:06.7

circles. She says the expectations at the beginning of the administration that Trump would isolate the U.S.

1:12.5

were clearly wrong.

1:13.6

I would say that the main goal of America first and the President's foreign policy is to not

1:19.2

to withdraw, but to engage, to reshape the world order, fundamentally reshape the global

1:24.8

trade and financial systems to U.S. preferences.

1:27.7

Murray says Trump is using both economic and military power to pursue U.S. interests, albeit in targeted ways.

1:35.2

She points to the strikes on Iran and the military buildup outside of Venezuela.

1:40.5

Franco, Ordonez, and PR News, the White House.

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