In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:

• Mexico is ramping up its fight against drug cartels, deploying thousands of troops into cartel strongholds. Is the country on the verge of an all-out shooting war with these powerful criminal organizations? Senior National Security Fellow for the Center for Immigration Studies Todd Bensman joins us to break it down.

• U.S. and Russian delegations met in Saudi Arabia this week to discuss potential pathways to ending the war in Ukraine. What came out of the talks, and is a diplomatic breakthrough possible? Steve Yates of the Heritage Foundation shares his insights.

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