From Denial to Defiance: Hegseth and the Fallout of the Venezuelan Boat 'Double-Tap' The U.S. killed two unarmed survivors of a Venezuelan drug smuggling boat after an initial airstrike left them shipwrecked in...
A Timeline of the US Military's Buildup Near Venezuela and Attacks on Alleged Drug Boats Here is a timeline of the U.S. military actions, concerns among some lawmakers and the response in Venezuela.
Family of Colombian Man Killed in US Strike in the Caribbean Files Human Rights Challenge The family of a Colombian man has filed a formal challenge to U.S. military strikes on alleged drug-carrying boats.
Hegseth Cites ‘Fog of War’ in Defending Follow-on Strike in Scrutinized Attack on Alleged Drug Boat Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cited the “fog of war” in defending a follow-up strike on an alleged drug-carrying boat in the...
White House Says Admiral Ordered Follow-on Strike on Alleged Drug Boat, Insists Attack Was Lawful The White House says that a Navy admiral ordered a second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea and insists...
Lawmakers Voice Support for Congressional Reviews of Trump’s Military Strikes on Boats Lawmakers from both parties say they support congressional reviews of U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of...
Trump Says Venezuela's Airspace Should be Viewed as Closed. It's Not Clear What That Means The White House did not respond to questions about what Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.
Hegseth Ordered Second Strike to Kill Caribbean Boat Survivors: Report The United States changed its protocols after Secretary Hegseth allegedly told officials to "kill everybody" onboard an a...
Trinidad’s Leader Backtracks and Says US Marines Are in the Country Working on Airport Radar Trinidad and Tobago's prime minister is backtracking comments where she asserted that no U.S. Marines were currently in the...
Venezuela On Edge as U.S. Forces Expand Caribbean Mission The U.S. has expanded military operations near Venezuela as part of a counter-narcotics mission, raising fears among...
Could the US Bring Back the Draft? Who Would Be Called First — and Who Qualifies Could the U.S. bring back the draft? Here’s how Selective Service works today, who would be called first and why only about...
VA Study: Ozempic, Other GLP-1 Drugs May Fight Addiction Across Every Major Substance For the more than 48 million Americans with substance use disorders, including a disproportionate share of veterans, GLP-1...
US Navy Sends Submarines Under Arctic Ice for 100th Time in Milestone Exercise The U.S. Navy has reached a Cold War-era milestone in the Arctic, deploying two Virginia-class submarines beneath the polar...
After the Knock on the Door: How TAPS Supports Military Families for Life After a service member dies, families face a lifetime of grief. TAPS founder Bonnie Carroll explains how the organization...
Exclusive: John Ripley, the Marine Who Blew Up the Dong Ha Bridge, to Receive the Medal of Honor More than 50 years after hanging beneath a Vietnam bridge to stop a North Vietnamese armored invasion, Marine Col. John...