Today on the present, tensions between the US and Venezuela are reaching a boiling level, as President Donald Trump warned that US strikes on land targets in Venezuela may come “very soon.” Fareed speaks with two former high officers on Venezuela: former US ambassador to Venezuela James Story, and former particular consultant for Venezuela, Elliott Abrams about what’s more likely to occur subsequent, and the potential fallout if Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is ousted.Then, US particular envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week in regards to the struggle in Ukraine for a prolonged 5 hours session — and in the tip, there’s nonetheless no peace deal. Fareed is joined by Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk for a dialog about what Ukrainians make of the deadlock, allegations of corruption in that nation, and Witkoff’s relationships with the Russians. Finally, the Trump administration intensified its immigration crackdown after final week’s assault in Washington that left one National Guard member lifeless and one other critically injured. The shooter was an Afghan nationwide who had labored with the CIA and had come to the US in 2021 via a visa program designed to resettle susceptible Afghans in the wake of the US withdrawal. Fareed talks with The New York Times’ Thomas Gibbons-Neff—a former Kabul bureau chief who had twice deployed to Afghanistan as a US Marine—in regards to the position Afghan allies performed in America’s struggle, and the challenges of resettlement. GUESTS: Elliott Abrams, James Story, Nataliya Gumenyuk (@ngumenyuk), Thomas Gibbons-Neff (@Tmgneff)