Overview
- President Donald Trump signed a decree removing dozens of agricultural items, including beef, coffee and fruits, from U.S. import tariffs with immediate effect.
- Switzerland announced a deal with the United States lowering U.S. duties on Swiss goods from 39% to 15%, while Swiss officials said they made no concessions on sanctions or investment controls.
- The Wall Street Journal reported a secret Justice Department memo that describes fentanyl as a potential chemical-weapons threat in legal reasoning for maritime strikes, with roughly 20 boat attacks since September causing about 80 deaths.
- The Times reported that UK intelligence and military services halted sharing vessel‑movement data with the U.S. in the Caribbean after the attorney general warned of legal exposure.
- The Washington Post reported Trump held new discussions with defense leaders on potential action regarding Venezuela as forces in the region, including those on the USS Gerald R. Ford, study Venezuelan air defenses, and Trinidad and Tobago set Nov. 16–21 for joint counter‑narcotics exercises with U.S. Marines.