Trump and Maduro Diplomacy, NC Immigration Crackdown, Cambridge Word of the Year and more

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🗓️ 18 November 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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President Donald Trump is considering diplomacy as well as military options in his response to his claims of Venezuela's president’s alleged drug trafficking. A second city in North Carolina is now a target for ICE raids. The UN has voted on the US-drafted Gaza peace resolution. The cost of rebuilding the Baltimore bridge is going to be much more expensive than initially thought. Plus, Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year describes a growing modern phenomenon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:31.3	Hi, from CNN. I'm Josh and Chana with the five things you need to know for Tuesday, November 18th.
0:38.4	We start with the situation between the U.S. and Venezuela.
0:42.2	Two officials have told CNN that President Donald Trump has yet to decide on whether
0:46.3	to attack the country by land.
0:48.5	While he told reporters yesterday, he'd be open to speaking with Venezuela's president,
0:52.5	Nicolas Maduro. He has not been good to the United States.
0:58.0	So we'll see what happens.
1:00.0	At a certain period of time, I'll be talking to.
1:02.0	This potential diplomatic opening comes as Trump continues to accuse Maduro
1:07.0	of being the leader of a narco-trafficking group, Cartel de Los Soles, which the US State
1:12.3	Department will designate later this month as a foreign terrorist organization.
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