Voters Oppose US Military Boat Strikes in Caribbean, Want Hegseth to Resign: Poll "Trump campaigned on ending wars, but his ongoing threats of escalation with Venezuela directly contradict that promise," a...
Trump Orders Blockade of ‘Sanctioned Oil Tankers’ Into Venezuela, Ramping up Pressure on Maduro President Donald Trump says he is ordering a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on...
Hegseth and Rubio Are Expected Back on Capitol Hill as Questions Mount Over Boat Strikes President Donald Trump’s top Cabinet officials overseeing national security are headed back to Capitol Hill.
US Military Says Strikes on 3 Boats in the Eastern Pacific Ocean Kill 8 People The U.S. military says it has attacked three boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing a total...
Who Counts as a Combatant: The Law Governing Lawful Military Targets International law tightly limits who may be targeted in armed conflict. Civilians are protected from attack unless they...
Colombian Peace Delegation Condemns ELN Strike Action Against US Military Buildup in Caribbean The Colombian government’s delegation in peace talks with the National Liberation Army or ELN has rejected an “armed strike”...
Congress Tries to Pull War Powers Back From the White House After Venezuela-Linked Boat Strikes Congress is moving to force a War Powers vote after U.S. military strikes near Venezuela raise unresolved legal and factual...
Trinidad and Tobago Will Open Caribbean Nation’s Airports to US Military as Venezuela Tensions Grow The government of Trinidad and Tobago says it will allow the U.S. military access to its airports in upcoming weeks as...
JetBlue Flight Near Venezuela Avoids ‘Midair Collision’ With US Air Force Tanker A JetBlue flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a U.S. Air Force...
Trump Warns Colombia Its President Could Be “Next” in U.S. "Anti-drug" Campaign Trump warned Colombia could be “next” in the expanding U.S. anti-drug campaign, suggesting countries he believes are...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
