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All right. Let's get briefed.

We'll start things off today with the latest in the fight against Mexico's drug cartels.

Now, as Mexico's government sends thousands of troops into

cartel territory, could it be on the brink of an all-out shooting war with these powerful

criminal organizations? Senior National Security Fellow for the Center for Immigration Studies

Todd Benzman, well, he helps us answer that question. Later in the show, delegations from the

U.S. and Russia were in Saudi Arabia this week, working toward ending the war in Ukraine.

We'll be joined by Steve Yates of the Heritage Foundation, but will give us his insights on the

negotiations. But first, today's situation reports spotlight. Mexico Mexico's decades-old Hugs Not Bullets policy

toward drug cartels is rapidly being challenged as President Claudia Scheinbaum faces pressure

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