In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: The U.S. is reviving a long-abandoned naval base in the Caribbean, fueling speculation that Washington is preparing for possible operations against Venezuela. The U.S. pushes for UN approval of a new Gaza security force. The plan calls for a multinational mission with a two-year mandate to stabilize the territory and oversee its post-war transition. Ukrainian long-range drones strike deep inside Russia, hitting an industrial plant more than 800 miles from the front lines, while fierce fighting continues around the city of Pokrovsk. And in today’s Back of the Brief—former Vice President Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful and controversial figures in modern American politics, has died at 84.