U.S. Counterterrorism Efforts and the Rising Threat of Islamic State in Somalia

In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief:

• The Department of Justice orders a sweeping purge of FBI officials, targeting agents involved in Trump-related investigations and national security cases.

• Canada fires back against President Trump’s trade restrictions with retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, escalating economic tensions between the two allies.

• The U.S. military launches its first airstrikes against ISIS in Somalia under Trump’s second term, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirming coordination with Somalia’s government.

• And in today’s Back of the Brief: An update on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, where North Korean forces appear to have suffered heavy losses, prompting a sudden pullback from the front lines.

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