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Today, we trace a Miami trial that reaches from Caracas to Trumpworld, unpacking Luke Goldstein’s reporting on a Venezuelan lobbying scheme, an accused foreign agent tied to Marco Rubio, and the broader web of money, influence, and power around Washington. We also hit the Pentagon’s move to restrict photographers after “unflattering” Hegseth images, and the latest from Iran, where U.S. intelligence says the regime is not close to collapse even as the war’s first week reportedly cost more than $11 billion.